A George IV Royal National Institution For The Preservation of Life From Shipwreck Medal, 1824, obverse with portrait of George IV with legend as per title and 'Wyon Mint' beneath bust, reverse with a drowning seaman being rescued by three men in a boat with the motto 'Let not The Deep Swallow Me Up', together with a later manuscript letter detailing the award to Mr Andrew Lake Chief Petty Officer of Coast Guards, Wick, Scotland. For helping eleven people ashore from the Russian Brig 'St Nicolay' in 1828.
A George IV Royal National Institution For The Preservation of Life From Shipwreck Medal, 1824, obverse with portrait of George IV with legend as per title and 'Wyon Mint' beneath bust, reverse with a drowning seaman being rescued by three men in a boat with the motto 'Let not The Deep Swallow Me Up', together with a later manuscript letter detailing the award to Mr Andrew Lake Chief Petty Officer of Coast Guards, Wick, Scotland. For helping eleven people ashore from the Russian Brig 'St Nicolay' in 1828.
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