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Prize medal, HMS Arethusa
Obverse: Within a double cable border, a sailor, standing, his left resting on the stock of an upright anchor, his right hand on the truck of a gun. Legend: "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY". Reverse: Inscription: "PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE TO EDWARD BEACHAM". (Name incuse). "ON HIS RETURN FROM SECOND VOYAGE WITH GOOD CHARACTER". Fitted with a ring and blue ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0296 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Arethusa (1849) |
| People: | Beacham, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 38 mm |
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