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Sea Gallantry Medal 1841-49 (Foreign Services)
Obverse: Similar to MED0546 but a different design. Legend: 'VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIARUM REGINA . F. D.' Reverse: Within an oak wreath tied with a ribbon, a flower below. Inscription: 'PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'. Legend: 'FOR GALLANTRY AND HUMANITY'. Inscription on edge: 'C GROTEAU 1873'. Fitted with a cusped bar and crimson ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0547 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Date made: | 1858; 1873 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Groteau, C. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |