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'.

Object Details

ID: MEC2102
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