A George VI Gold North East Coast Institution of Shipbuilders Shipbuilding

circular, the obverse stamped with two figures, one crowning the other, who kneels before the first, with a laurel wreath, the kneeling figure holding a scroll depicting various mechanical inventions, the reverse with a ribbon stamped 'Founded 1884' and engraved with an inscription, within the name of the organisation, in a fitted gilt-tooled marble-effect case the medal 44mm diameter, 1oz, 30.6gr The inscription reads 'Modernizing The Motor Vessels "Silverpine" & "Silverlarch" and increasing their Service Speed by R.C. Thompson M.A. Read on the 24th April 1936'. 'Modernizing The Motor Vessels "Silverpine" & "Silverlarch" and increasing their Service Speed by R.C. Thompson M.A. Read on the 24th April 1936'

Estimate:£1,200

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