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Ministry of Marine & The Colonies Silver Medal
Gold, 'Ministry of Marine & The Colonies' lifesaving medal. Obverse: Head of King Louis Philippe laureate (left) Legend: 'LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS'. Reverse: Within an oak wreath. Legend: 'MINISTERE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES'. Inscription: 'A. G. D. SANDERS. OFFICIER DE LA MARINE ROYALE BRITANNIQUE COURAGE ET DEVOUEMENT POUR SAUVER DES MARINS FRANCAIS NAUFRAGES 1834'. Inscription on box lid; 'FRANCE. G.D. SANDERS OFFICIER DE LA MARINE ROYALE BRITANNIQUE 1834'. Fitted with a loop and ring in an octagonal box with piece of watered silk ribbon, light blue with yellow edges.
Awarded to coastguard, Lieutenant George Douglas Sanders RN (1794-1839), posted to Holy Island in 1829, died ln 1839, St Germans, Cornwall.
Awarded to coastguard, Lieutenant George Douglas Sanders RN (1794-1839), posted to Holy Island in 1829, died ln 1839, St Germans, Cornwall.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0633 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Depaulis, Alexis Joseph; Pingret, Joseph Arnold |
| Date made: | 1834 |
| People: | d'Orléans, Louis Philippe; Sanders, George Douglas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |