Obverse: Landscape view of the Island of Antigua, a palm tree (right) hills and a walled fortress in the distance. Legend: 'ANTIGUA'. Exergue: 'NEC ASPERA TERRENT'. Reverse: Inscription: 'Presented by the Legislature of Antigua to (blank space) one of five of a boats crew from the ship Lydia of Liverpool who by their intrepid courage & at the risk of their own lives succeeded in rescuing from death three native seamen whose boat had been upset & sunk in a violent gale of wind off the harbour of St. John 12th Sepr 1846'. 'Lydia' 1841 was owned by Shand & Co of Liverpool - a partnership between Charles, William & Francis Shand. The ship was probably named after Francis's wife Lydia (Byam) who he married in 1837. Francis was a West India merchant, Antigua propriator and Liverpool shipowner.