Badge commemorating the Life-Saving Institute of the Mediterranean

Badge commemorating the Life-Saving Institute of the Mediterranean. Uniface. A star eight-rayed. A small five-pointed star (centre) resting on an anchor. Fitted with a red ribbon with a white stripe on either side, edged with blue. Struck to commemorate the International Congress of Rescue, Marseilles, 1878.

Object Details

ID: MEC2269
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: France
Events: International Congress of Rescue, 1878
Date made: 1874
People: Life-Saving Institute of the Mediterranean
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 48 mm
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