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Badge commemorating the rebuilding of the Eddystone Lighthouse
Badge commemorating the rebuilding of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Uniface. View of Eddystone Lighthouse, with ships around it. Legend: 'IN . SALUTEM . OMNIVM' (For the safety of all). Exergue: 'EDISTONE . RESURGIT 1757' (Eddystone rises again).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1098 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Building of Smeaton's lighthouse at Eddystone, 1756-1759 |
| Date made: | 1757 |
| Exhibition: | Guiding Lights |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |