Membership token of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society
Membership token 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: Port-quarter view of a three-masted ship partially dismasted driving on the rocks. Legend: 'FISHERMAN AND MARINERS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY 1850'. Pierced with suspension hole. Membership token issued annually as receipt for subscriptions. Pierced with hole for suspension.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2971 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Membership token |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Davis, Joseph |
Date made: | 1850 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Davis, Joseph |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |
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