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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 . 1857'. Membership token issued annually as receipt for subscriptions. Pierced with hole for suspension.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2974
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