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Medal - Plimsoll against coffin ships

Location United Kingdom
Year 1875
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering HOUSE OF COMMONS 22 JULY 1875 LONDON * S. PLIMSOLL *
Reverse description A dramatic scene depicting a sailing vessel foundering and sinking in turbulent seas, with masts and rigging collapsing, waves breaking around the hull, and seabirds in the background. The legend COFFIN SHIP appears in the exergue below a horizontal line, referencing the dangerously unseaworthy overloaded ships that Plimsoll campaigned against. A small suspension hole is visible at the top rim.
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