A Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck

A Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck silver medal awarded to Commander A. T. Mann, Royal Navy, later Mail Packet Service and H.M. Coast Guard, a man of ‘singular courage, promptness of decision, and firmness of resolution, who was several times instrumental in saving the lives of others at the risk of his own’, who was decorated for his bravery in rescuing six souls from a watery grave in Plymouth Sound in 1833 Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Lieut. Adrian Thos. Mann. RN. Voted 8 May 1833.) with eyelet and ring suspension, good very fine £500-£700.

Estimate:£500

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