A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 certificate_of_authenticity alongside the veterans of WWII"

alongside the veterans of WWII"

finely stitched at the brim

residue in the recessed areas from polishing

is from simply the insertion and with drawl of the blade into the scabbard

A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 certificate_of_authenticity alongside the veterans of WWII"A Sea Gallantry Medal for the Wreck of the Androsa; March 8, 1897 Description: Bronze, engraved in capitals "JOHN D. BORDESSA WRECK OF THE "ANDROSA" ON THE 8th MARCH 1897." on the rim, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of a young Queen Victoria, surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE V. R." and engraver marked "B. WYON SC." (Bernard Wyon) below the bust, reverse illustrating a family on a