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Membership token of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Long Caption: Membership token of The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society. Obverse: Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in a pigtail and uniform (left). Reverse: Port-quarter view of a three-masted ship partially dismasted driving on the rocks. Membership token issued annually as receipt for subscriptions. Pierced with hole for suspension. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2974 Artist: J. Davis Date: 1850 Medium: tin Size: 32 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.