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Brest Medal for Courage & Humanity
Bronze life saving medal, the 'Brest Medal for Courage & Humanity'. Obverse: Depiction of the head of Emperor Napoleon I laureate (right). Legend: 'NAPOLEON EMP.ET ROI'. Reverse, inscription incuse: (vertical) 'COURAGE' (left) 'HUMANITE' (right) 'LA VILLE DE BREST A PONSON PHILIBERT SERGENT D'ARTILLERIE DE MARINE DECERNEE en 1810'. Fitted with a ring and tricolour ribbon.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0629 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Andrieu, Bertrand; Denon, Vivant Denon, Vivant |
| Date made: | 1810 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon; Philibert, Ponson fl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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