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Prize medal, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Obverse: Unknown figure and Mercury standing before the seated figure of Britannia. Legend: "ARTS AND COMMERCE PROMOTED". Exergue: "SOCIETY INST.LONDON MDCCLIIII". Reverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath. Legend: "TO MR.R.SEPPINGS MDCCCIV". Inscription: "For obviating the Necessity of Lifting Ships." In fitted box of issue. Contained in a box numbered ZBA8017 with MED1003.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1004 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| People: | Seppings, Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | 42 mm |