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.

Object Details

ID: MED0651
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
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