The Cookney Prize Medal 1854

Obverse: View of the school. Exergue: "ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL NEW CROSS. INCORPORATED 1840". Reverse: Inscription within a wreath of oak and laurel tied with a bow, the Royal crown above. Legend: "FOR INDUSTRY AND GOOD CONDUCT". Inscription: "THE COOKNEY PRIZE MEDAL". (Below) "INSTD 1854". Awarded to William Henry Harris. Fitted as a belt buckle.

Object Details

ID: MED1360
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Prize medal
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1854
People: Harris, William Henryfl
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 45 mm