Medal of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY'. Reverse: Legend, 'SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN & MARINERS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY 1859'. Inscription: 'CASES RELIEVED FROM 8TH. MAY 1839 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER 1843 WIDOWS 424 ORPHANS 1, 557 AGED PARENTS 280 SHIPWRECKED PERSONS 4, 281 FISHERMAN DESTITUTE 475 TOTAL 7, 017'. Issued as a reward to the society's agents for furthering the work of the society.