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Medal commemorating Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) and the coffin-ships
Medal commemorating Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) and the coffin-ships. Obverse: Bust of S. Plimsoll (left) beard, open coat. Legend: 'S. PLIMSOLL', 'HOUSE OF COMMONS 22 JULY 1875 LONDON.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a three-masted ship, partially dismasted, foundering. Exergue: 'COFFIN SHIP'. It was due to Samuel Plimsoll's services in the Parliament that the famous load-line recording his name was established. Fitted with a suspension loop.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0555 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | A. Chevalier |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1875 |
| People: | Plimsoll, Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |