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National Shipwreck Relief Society of N.S.W. silver medal
Obverse: An angel standing (centre), a wreath in her right hand, her left hand resting on the head of a kneeling woman; in the foreground a lifeboat man kneeling over a prostrate man lashed to a spar; a manned lifeboat and a wreck in distance (left). A lighthouse on a rock (right). Legend: 'SUNT LACRIMAE RERUM SUNT ET SUA PRAEMIA LAUDI'. Reverse: A lifebelt inscribed: 'THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY'. Inscription: 'AWARDED TO CHARLES SIBLEY FOR BRAVERY IN RELIEVING CREW OF BRIG PHYLLIS 10TH JAN. 1897'. Fitted with a straight bar and dark blue ribbon.
Awarded to Charles Sibley for helping to row supplies from the RMS 'Orient' to the 'Phyllis' in rough weather.
Awarded to Charles Sibley for helping to row supplies from the RMS 'Orient' to the 'Phyllis' in rough weather.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0572 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Sayer, J.W. |
| Vessels: | Phyllis 1852 |
| Date made: | 1891; 1897 |
| People: | Sibley, Charles; National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |