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Medal commemorating the International Congress of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1897
Medal commemorating the International Congress of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers. Obverse: Shield bearing the device of a sea creature (a Nautilus) floating on waves, behind a rayed sun rising from the sea; the shield is surmounted by a naval crown and trident head, and supported by two dolphins with oak sprays above them. Reverse: Tablet inscription, surmounted by the three feathers and ribbon bearing the motto of the Prince of Wales 'ICH DIEN'. Beneath, rose, thistle and shamrock sprays. Inscription: 'INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS & MARINE ENGINEERS . 1897.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2885 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Allan |
| Events: | Congress for the Institution of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1897 |
| Date made: | 1897 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the International Congress of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1897 |