Lloyd's Lifesaving Medal
Production date
1889
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Object detail
Description
Large, heavy, bronze life-saving medal. Obverse has a raised image of two figures, a man hanging onto a top beam of a sinking ship and almost naked nymph like woman with a shawl. "LEUCOTHOE NAUFRAGO SUCCURRIT." "W.WYON. R: A: // 1839." Around the rim "DONALD McDONALD MATE OF THE "HENRY JAMES" 3 APRIL 1889.
Reverse has a wreath of oak leaves and acorns around top is raised "PRESENTED BY LLOYD'S // OB // CIVES // SERVATOS."
Captain Donald McDonald lived in a hut made partly of kerosene tins in Totara.
Reverse has a wreath of oak leaves and acorns around top is raised "PRESENTED BY LLOYD'S // OB // CIVES // SERVATOS."
Captain Donald McDonald lived in a hut made partly of kerosene tins in Totara.
Production date
1889
Production period
Collection type
Media/materials
Bronze
Measurements
H 7mm x W 73mm x D 73mm
Subject person
Related information
Accession number
05/0129
System ID
1577
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 1577
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