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Royal Humane Society Swimming Proficiency Medal
Obverse: A man rescuing another in a river, a bank and trees in distance, rushes in foreground. Legend: 'NARE EST ALIENAM NOSSE SALUTEM'. Exergue: Space for name. Reverse: Inscription: 'Awarded FOR PROFICIENCY IN SWIMMING EXERCISE with reference to saving life from DROWNING'. Legend: 'ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY INST: 1774'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0499 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1886 |
| People: | Royal Humane Society |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |