Royal Humane Society Silver Medal 1869
Awarded to Charles Davis Lucas (1834-1914). Obverse: A nude boy with short cloak flying out from his shoulder, blowing on a torch held in his right hand. Legend: 'LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN'. Exergue: 'SOC . LOND . IN . RESVSCITAT . INTERMORTVORVM INSTIT.MDCCLXXIV'. Reverse: Within an oak wreath tied with ribbon, name of recipient and inscription. Legend: 'HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT'. Inscription: 'VIT . OB SERV . D . D . SOC . REG . HVM.' Inscription on edge: 'Lieut. Charles D.Lucas R.N. 21 June 1854 Duplicate'. Suspended by a cusped bar from a dark blue ribbon. Owner had original silver medal gilded. A replacement medal issued to Lucas in 1879. The type introduced in 1869 in a smaller size so it could be worn on uniform. Originally awarded for throwing a live shell overboard from the deck of HMS Hecla, Bomarsund 1854.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2348 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Life saving award |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyon, J. |
Events: | Crimean War, 1854-1856 |
Date made: | 1879 |
People: | Lucas, Charles Davis; Royal Humane Society |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |