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Medal commemorating the Hamburg Society of Underwriters

Medal commemorating the Hamburg Society of Underwriters. Obverse: A ship on a wind, close hauled, in heavy sea. High rocks, (left). Legend: 'ANERKENNUNG TREUER PFLICHTERFÜLLUNG' (Acknowledgement of duty faithfully performed). Reverse: Inscription within a wreath of oak bearing the arms of Hamburg (above) and a shield with crossed anchors (below). Inscription: 'DEM CAPITAIN CHARLES MORICE 31 DECEMB . 1884 .' (To Captain Charles Morice. 31 December 1884). Legend: 'DER VEREIN HAMBURGISCHER ASSECURADEURE' (The Society of Hamburg Underwriters).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0271
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Germany
Date made: 1862
People: Morice, Charles; Hamburg Society of Underwriters
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm