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Sea Gallantry Medal 1854-1901 (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 SAVING THE LIVES OF BRITISH SUBJECTS'. Inscription on edge: 'PIERRE LOUIS CHARLES REMOND. 14 JANUARY 1886'. Fitted with a cusped bar, ribbon missing.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0549 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Leonard Charles |
| Date made: | 1854; 1886 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Remond, Pierre Louis Charles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |