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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: 'SHIPWRECKED MARINERS SOCIETY 1855'. Membership token issued annually as receipt for subscriptions. Pierced with a hole for suspension.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2973 |
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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 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |