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Medal commemorating the Sailors' home, Liverpool
Medal commemorating the Sailors' Home, Liverpool. Obverse: Head of HRH Prince Albert (right). Legend: 'HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT'. Reverse: Inscription (between two foul anchors), 'FOUNDATION STONE OF THE SAILORS HOME LAID BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT JULY 31. 1846.' The Sailors Home, designed by John Cunningham was paid for by public subscription and intended to provide cheap and clean accommodation for seamen away from drink and prostitutes. The building was demolished in 1974.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1345 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1846 |
| People: | Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |