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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a lifesaving medal. Obverse: Three masted vessel wrecked on shore, three men on beach, lighthouse left. Reverse: Inscription in Persian: 'His Excellency the Right Honourable Stephen Rumbold Lushington, Bahadur, Governor and Privy Councillor'. Legend: 'This award is made for bravery displayed during a hurricane at Madras on the 6th of December, 1827'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0869 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 6 Dec 1827 |
| People: | Lushington, Stephen Rumbold |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 53 mm |