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Shipwrecked
Fishermen & Mariners Benevolent Society, Membership medal 1849, white
metal, pierced with suspension loop Obv:
bust of Admiral Nelson left, ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY on
garter around Rev:
in field year 1849 above ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 2S 6D, name of Society on border
around Membership
number 7687 scratched each side References:
Hardy 93 var. Condition:
Very fine, toned; Diameter: 44mm Notes:
The Society was founded in 1839 and is still in existence based at Chichester
in Sussex. It provides for merchant seaman, fishermen and their families if
they are in need. Price
£50 |
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