Prize medal, HMS Chichester
Obverse: Hope standing on the shore, her right arm upraised and beckoning, an anchor (R) a ship in the distance (L). Legend: "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY". Reverse: Inscription: "PRESENTED TO JAMES KAIN". (Name incuse). "FOR SPECIAL GOOD CONDUCT WHILE ON BOARD THE SHIP". Legend: "CHICHESTER TRAINING SHIP". Fitted with a ring and blue ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0297 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Taylor, William Joseph |
| Vessels: | Chichester (1843) |
| People: | Kain, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 38 mm |