Medal commemorating minesweepers and patrol vessels
Medal commemorating minesweepers and patrol vessels. Obverse: Britannia standing on a rock in the sea, her shield behind her, spearing with her trident one of the several sea monsters around her. Inscription: 'VIVAT BRITANNIA'. Reverse: Port-bow view of a steam trawler, the admiralty shield below and a ribbon, inscribed, 'ENDVRANCE VALOVR'. Legend: 'TO . THE . FISHERMAN . DEFENDERS' (in the field) 'OF OVR COASTS'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2102 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Gleichen, Feodora |
Date made: | 1917 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |