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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the wreck of SS 'Brinpura', 1919; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the wreck of SS 'Brinpura', 1919; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the wreck of SS 'Brinpura', 1919

Medal commemorating the wreck of SS 'Brinpura', 1919. Obverse: Inscription, '526 . MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN . TAKEN OFF . S. S. BRINPURA . AGROUND ON . MUSHEGERA REEF BY H. M. S. TOPAZE 15 . 6 . 19.' Reverse: Within a laurel wreath, 'A MEMENTO PRESENTED BY THE PASSENGERS'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2148
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Wreck of SS Erinpura, 1919
Vessels: Brinpura fl.1919 (SS); Topaze 1903 (HMS)
Date made: 1919
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm