A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 certificate_of_authenticity Medium brown wooden handle with

Medium brown wooden handle with aluminum eagle is excellent without cracks or dents

as was documented in the London Gazette of June 23

residue in the recessed areas from polishing

silvered hour and minute hands

supporting a zig-zag pattern representative of radio waves

A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 certificate_of_authenticity Medium brown wooden handle withA 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