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Medal of the Victorian Humane Society
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a lifesaving medal awarded by the Victorian Humane Society (Australia). Obverse: Two survivors in the water with a burning ship in the background. Legend: 'VICTORIAN HUMANE SOCIETY'. Below: 'ESTD 1874.' Reverse: Within an oak wreath: 'VIRTUTE PARATUM' (won by gallantry).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0866 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hogarth, J.; Stokes (Australasia) Pty Ltd Stokes (Australasia) Pty Ltd |
| People: | Victorian Humane Society |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 39 mm |