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Lifesaving award
Obverse: The arms of Portugal crowned upon a scroll. Legend: 'DECERNEE PAR SA MAJESTE LA REINE DE PORTUGAL'. Reverse: within a floral wreath tied with ribbon, Inscription: 'NAUFRAGE DU NAVIRE DU SAO JOAO BAPTISTA LE 14 JANVIER 1843 ACTE DE DEVOUEMENT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0674 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Sao Joao Baptista |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |