Physical Description

A circular medal constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse bears the image of a a shipwreck with a man in the foreground being assisted by Jesus, encompassed by a border inscribed with REINA VICTORIA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE SALVAMENTO DE NAUFRAGOS / DOMINE SALVA NOS PERIMUS, the reverse bears the inscription PREMIO A LA ABNEGACION Y AL HEROISMO within an open ended wreath of laurel, encompassed by a border inscribed with FUNDADA EN EL ANO DE MDCCCLXXX, with a loop for suspension.

History

The medal was founded to awarded the rescue of shipwrecked individuals on the coast of the Peninsula, on adjacent islands, and oversea provinces.

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