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Medal

Medal
Object name 
Medal
Date 
ca. 1912
Medium 
Bronze
Dimensions 
diameter: 50.9mm (2 in.)
Description 
Bronze struck uniface medal showing right-facing bust-length profile; legend: "CAPTAIN ROSTRON/ S.S. TITANIC/ APRIL 15 1912/ S.S. CARPATHIA".
Credit Line 
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Object Number 
2008.42.349
Marks 
Left of portrait: "C" in circle; right of portrait: "SPICER-SIMSON"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.