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Award - Victoria Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, bronze

Location United Kingdom
Year 1839
Type Award medal
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Obverse description A kneeling bare-chested man reaches down to rescue a drowning woman from turbulent waves, while in the background a rescue boat and shipwreck scene are depicted in lower relief. The legend curves along the upper rim, and the engraver's signature 'W. WYON R.A.' appears in the lower exergue.
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Obverse lettering LORD. SAVE US: WE PERISH
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Reverse script Latin
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