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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
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