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Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 185

Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life From Shipwreck Medal, silver, type 1 1824-62, obverse: head of King George IV facing left (Mr. Robt. Parrott Voted 6 March 1856.), engraved in upright serif capitals, partially officially corrected, very fine, with a replacement silver swivel ring suspension, mounted for wear Estimate £ 340-380 Robert Parrott, Chief Boatman, H.M. Coastguard, Tenby, citation reads, ´For long service covering 21 years in which the main services were to vessel The Teignmouth (1835), vessel Joseph and Ann (1840), brig Ellen (1850), vessel Queen of the West (1854) and schooners Agenoria and Alexandre (1855).´ The schooner Joseph and Ann, 106 tons, was built at Weymouth in 1820 and operated out of Torquay on a regular run to Bristol.

Sold for
£380