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Medal - British and Foreign Sailors' Society "Bacchante"
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Prince George of Wales (later King George V) facing left, wearing naval uniform with epaulettes and decorations including a star and a medal suspended from the chest. The surrounding legend reads the society name above and the patron's name below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY . PATRON PRINCE GEORGE R. N. |
| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of a three-masted sailing warship under full sail, moving to the right on a choppy sea, identified in the exergue as HMS Bacchante with dates 1882-92. A biblical quotation arcs around the upper field and a hymn line curves along the lower border. |
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