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Medal - Plimsoll against coffin ships

Location United Kingdom
Year 1875
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description Bearded bust of Samuel Plimsoll in left-facing profile, wearing spectacles and a coat, in high relief within a recessed field. The engraver's signature A. CHEVALIER is visible at the truncation. The surrounding legend reads HOUSE OF COMMONS 22 JULY 1875 LONDON, with the name S. PLIMSOLL flanked by two stars along the lower border.
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Obverse lettering HOUSE OF COMMONS 22 JULY 1875 LONDON * S. PLIMSOLL * A. CHEVALIER
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Reverse lettering COFFIN SHIP
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