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Medal commemorating the Liverpool Seamen's Friend Society
Medal commemorating the Liverpool Seamen's Friend Society. Obverse: bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) (left), hair in a pigtail behind. Full uniform with star of K . B . Legend: 'LIVERPOOL SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of a line-of-battleship under sail, with port studding sails. Legend: '. FOR . THOSE . IN . PERIL ON . THE . SEA .' Exergue: 'FOUNDED 1820.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2126 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | P. Vaughton & Sons |
| Places: | Birmingham |
| Date made: | 1820 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Liverpool Seamen's Friend Society P. Vaughton & Sons |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |