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Leather purse with four coins
Leather purse containing four coins - two half pennies, one dated 1928, one penny dated 1936 and one shilling dated 1928. The front strapping of the purse is embossed with a dog. It belonged to William Alfred Savage VC (1912-1942) killed in action during the St Nazaire Raid.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0623 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Purse |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1942 |
| People: | Savage, William Alfred |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 85 mm x 80 mm |
| Parts: | Leather purse with four coins |
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