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Medal commemorating the Hamburg Society of Underwriters
Medal commemorating the Hamburg Society of Underwriters. Obverse: A ship on a wind, close hauled, in heavy sea. High rocks, (left). Legend: 'ANERKENNUNG TREUER PFLICHTERFÜLLUNG' (Acknowledgement of duty faithfully performed). Reverse: Inscription within a wreath of oak bearing the arms of Hamburg (above) and a shield with crossed anchors (below). Inscription: 'DEM CAPITAIN CHARLES MORICE 31 DECEMB . 1884 .' (To Captain Charles Morice. 31 December 1884). Legend: 'DER VEREIN HAMBURGISCHER ASSECURADEURE' (The Society of Hamburg Underwriters).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0271 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Germany |
| Date made: | 1862 |
| People: | Hamburg Society of Underwriters; Morice, Charles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |
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