Prize medal, Royal Naval College (literature and mathematics)
        
        Obverse: A man standing, (L) draped, two scrolls at his feet, left hand resting on a pedestal, pouring oil into a lamp held by a boy, draped (R). another seated (C) watching. Legend: "PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT. Ex. MDCCCXXXIII". Reverse: inscription in six lines; the Royal crown above; crossed palm leaves resting on an oak wreath, below. Inscription: "SCHOL: REG: NAV: ALUMNO. IN. LIT: PARIT: HUMAN: ATQUE IN DISCIP: MATHEMAT: PALMAM. MERITO". Inscription on edge: "W.H.LAVERTY. 1863".
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0263 | 
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| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Prize medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Wyon, William | 
| Date made: | circa 1863 | 
| People: | Laverty, W H, fl.1863; Royal Naval College, Greenwich | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | 48 mm |