Prize medal: Hearts of Oak Benefit Society
Obverse: A woman (L), standing on a rocky shore looking over a turbulent sea and dressed in the classical style, beckons to a sailing ship moving away from her under topsails, her left hand rests on an anchor with cable attached. Legend: "HEARTS OF OAK BENEFIT SOCIETY". Exergue: "ESTABLISHED 1842". Reverse: an oak wreath secured at the bottom by a knot surrounds the Inscription: "PRESENTED TO---- AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT FOR HIS SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY".
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Object Details
ID: | MED0477 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Prize medal: Hearts of Oak Benefit Society |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | 1842 |
People: | Hearts of Oak Benefit Society |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 50 mm |