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Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society Marine Medal 1844-1871
Obverse: A man kneeling on a piece of wreckage saving a woman and child from the water; in the distance a boat picking up a person from the water, a ship under sail on the horizon. Legend: 'LORD SAVE US WE PERISH'. Reverse: Within an oak wreath a 'Liver' Bird with an olive branch in its beak. (The crest of Liverpool). Legend: 'LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY 1839'. Inscription on rim: 'Presented to Mr Chas. Duncan for saving Three Men from Drowning, two in Kingston Harbour & One in the Atlantic, 1840'. Gold frosted. glazed with a gold rim.
Charles Duncan was an officer on the steamships 'Liverpool' and 'President' and Chief Mate on the steam ship 'Britannia'. This may be 'Liverpool' 1837, Transatlantic Steamship Co., the first steamer built for the transatlantic service.
Charles Duncan was an officer on the steamships 'Liverpool' and 'President' and Chief Mate on the steam ship 'Britannia'. This may be 'Liverpool' 1837, Transatlantic Steamship Co., the first steamer built for the transatlantic service.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0510 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | circa 1840 |
| People: | Duncan, Charles; Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |
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