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Royal National Lifeboat Institution Silver Medal 1824-1857
Obverse: Head of George IV (left). Legend outer: 'ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK'. Legend inner: 'GEORGE THE FOURTH PATRON 1824'. Below truncation: 'W WYON MINT'. Reverse: Three men in a boat pulling a fourth out of the water, a broken spar below. Legend: 'LET NOT THE DEEP SWALLOW ME UP'. On spar: 'W.WYON MINT'. Inscription on edge: 'LIEUT JOHN BULLEY R.N. VOTED.MAR:4.1841'. Suspended from a loop and a ring by a light blue ribbon.
On 20th February, the Russian ship ’Castor’ laden with salt, ran aground in Atherfield Bay, Isle of Wight. Part of the crew were taken off by pilot boat. Coastguard Lieutenant John Bulley RN ( (1797-1866) saved the rest after getting a line on board by means of a rocket.
On 20th February, the Russian ship ’Castor’ laden with salt, ran aground in Atherfield Bay, Isle of Wight. Part of the crew were taken off by pilot boat. Coastguard Lieutenant John Bulley RN ( (1797-1866) saved the rest after getting a line on board by means of a rocket.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0521 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | 1824; 1841 |
| People: | Royal National Lifeboat Institution; Bulley, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |