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Medal - George IV Kent
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1825 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | A detailed maritime scene in high relief depicting two sailing vessels on choppy seas: the East Indiaman Kent to the left engulfed in flames and billowing smoke, and the brig Cambria to the right with rescue boats being dispatched. The date legend appears in the exergue below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a central multi-line commemorative inscription within a raised border, surrounded by a circular legend running along the outer rim of the field. The text records the destruction of the Kent and the rescue of 547 persons by the brig Cambria. |
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| Reverse lettering | FROM FALMOUTH, TRURO, HELSTON, PENRYN, AND ST IVES. TO COMMEMORATE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN BY FIRE, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY: AND THE RECEPTION ON BOARD THE BRIG CAMBRIA, WILLIAM COOK, MASTER, OF 547 PERSONS, THUS PROVIDENTIALLY DELIVERED FROM DEATH. |
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