Lot 22
A bronze RMS Carpathia presentation medal
15 April 2014, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£3,000 - £4,000
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A bronze RMS Carpathia presentation medal
A shaped bronze medal, the obverse depicting the vessel amongst icebergs with the lifeboats of RMS Titanic, bordered with dolphins and surmounted by Neptune's head. The reverse, inscribed Presented to the Captain Officers and Crew of RMS Carpathia in recognition of gallant and heroic service From the Survivors of the SS Titanic April 15th 1912 Dieges & Clust NY. The medal subsequently engraved A Gilliam below the inscription on the reverse. together with two photographs and birth certificate, relating to Alfred Gilliam.
Footnotes
Alfred Gilliam served as a Steward on board RMS Carpathia.
Following the rescue of the Titanic's survivors a series of commemorative medals were struck and presented to the Officers and crew of Carpathia. A total of 320 were produced, mostly in Bronze, with Officers receiving a Silver version and a Gold medal to Captain Rostron. They were not inscribed to a recipient, but holders often had their names added subsequently.