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Royal National Lifeboat Institution Silver Medal for Gallantry 1910-1936
Obverse: Head of George V (left). Legend outer: 'ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOUNDED 1824 INCORPORATED 1860'. Legend inner: 'GEORGE THE FIFTH PATRON'. 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 U'P'. On spar: 'W. WYON MINT'. Fitted with double dolphin suspension and a dark blue ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0527 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram |
| Date made: | 1824; 1910-36 1910-1936 |
| People: | King George V; Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |