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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/M 22 CollectionSpecial collections CategoryCoins and medals Object nameMedals DescriptionMedal of the Royal Humane Society, 1857. Obverse: A cherub blows a torch in an attempt to re-kindle it. Reverse: A wreath of oak leaves tied with ribbon. The medal was awarded to Erasmus Wilson for saving the life of Olivia Green from attempted suicide in the Regent's Canal on 22 April 1857. Associated institution Royal Humane Society Owner/user Wilson, Sir William James Erasmus, 1809-1884, Knight, surgeon presented Tatham, Algernon, fl 1901, donor to museum (1901) Related objectsRCSSC/M 10 Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions Physical Information Physical descriptioncircular silver medal on blue ribbon with pin. In dark red leather case, 7cm by 14.3cm by 1.2cm. Materialsilver, Silk LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN / SOC. LOND. IN RESUSCITAT. / INTERMORTUORVM. INSTIT. / MDCCLXXIV'HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLITERASMUS WILSON / VIT. OB SERV / D.D. SOC. REG. HVM. / 22 April 1857 / M.R.C.S., F.R.S..&c.(crown) / PRESENTED BY / THE / ROYAL / HUMANE / SOCIETYMarrington / Engraver / TO THE / QUEEN / 27. Strand. / LONDONROYAL HUMANE / MEDAL / (SIR E. WILSON) Dimensions medal diameter: 50 mm

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Object numberRCSSC/M 22

Object nameMedals

DescriptionMedal of the Royal Humane Society, 1857. Obverse: A cherub blows a torch in an attempt to re-kindle it. Reverse: A wreath of oak leaves tied with ribbon. The medal was awarded to Erasmus Wilson for saving the life of Olivia Green from attempted suicide in the Regent's Canal on 22 April 1857.

Associated institution

Royal Humane Society

Owner/user

Wilson, Sir William James Erasmus, 1809-1884, Knight, surgeon

presented

Tatham, Algernon, fl 1901, donor to museum (1901)

Related objectsRCSSC/M 10

Physical Location

LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

Physical Information

Physical descriptioncircular silver medal on blue ribbon with pin. In dark red leather case, 7cm by 14.3cm by 1.2cm.

Materialsilver, Silk

LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN / SOC. LOND. IN RESUSCITAT. / INTERMORTUORVM. INSTIT. / MDCCLXXIV'HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLITERASMUS WILSON / VIT. OB SERV / D.D. SOC. REG. HVM. / 22 April 1857 / M.R.C.S., F.R.S..&c.(crown) / PRESENTED BY / THE / ROYAL / HUMANE / SOCIETYMarrington / Engraver / TO THE / QUEEN / 27. Strand. / LONDONROYAL HUMANE / MEDAL / (SIR E. WILSON)

Dimensions

medal diameter: 50 mm

Physical Location

Physical Information

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