Board of Trade Long Service Medal

Obverse: Head of George V (left). Below bust: 'G . R . I .' Legend: "GEORGIVS V D . G . BRITT : OMN : REX F . D . IND . IMP .' Reverse: Inscription, a scroll below. Legend: 'PRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE'. Inscription: TO (Space for Recipients Name). FOR LONG SERVICE WITH THE ROCKET LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS'. Inscription on edge: 'SPECIMEN'. Fitted with a cusped bar and scarlet watered silk ribbon with a pale blue central stripe.

Object Details

ID: MED0558
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Lifesaving award
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1911
People: King George V; Board of Trade
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm