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Life saving Society for the South and the Mouths of the Rhone medal
Obverse: The arms of the City of Marseilles crowned with trident heads on either side; as supporters, a female figure (left) Mercury with caduceus (right). Legend: 'SOCIETE DES SAUVETEURS DU MIDI BOUCHES DU RHONE'. Exergue: 'FONDEE A MARSEILLE 1860'. Reverse: Inscription within an oak spray tied with ribbon. Legend: 'SAUVER OU PERIR'. Inscription: 'A JASELME NOEL'. Fitted with a loop and ring and a white ribbon edged with red and white with a central blue stripe.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0651 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1860 |
| People: | Jaselme, Noel; Lifesaving Society for the South and the Mouths of the Rhone |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |