Lot 650
650
SEA GALLANTRY MEDAL, V.R., 1st large type, bronze (Robert Lincoln, Wreck of the "Zemira" on Newcombe Sand on the 7th October 1858), edge bruising, very fine, in fitted case of issue [hinges damaged]

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SEA GALLANTRY MEDAL, V.R., 1st large type, bronze (Robert Lincoln, Wreck of the "Zemira" on Newcombe Sand on the 7th October 1858), edge bruising, very fine, in fitted case of issue [hinges damaged]

Lot Essay

Seaman Robert Lincoln was awarded his S.G.M. 'For rescuing, with much difficulty and great danger, eight persons out of 13, who formed the crew of the Zemira of Leghorn, wrecked on Newcombe Sand' (P.R.O. Board of Trade Annual Return of Wrecks for 1858 refers).