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    Portugal - Life saving medal


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    Hello Gentlemen,

    Im doing a research project about some portuguese and german naval officers and i need to see a picture , front and obverse if possible, of Portuguese Life saving medal.

    Can anyone help me ?

    Many thx in advance.

    Regards

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    • 2 years later...

    This medal is a National award, that carries the name of the Sea Rescue Institute. It is a military decoration, that could be given to civilian and military personal for outstanding acts of heroism in the sea at shipwrecks rescue, or in the life saving operations. .
    https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_de_Socorros_a_N%C3%A1ufragos




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    Hi

    There are 2 version of this medal awarded by the Instituto de Socorros a Naufragos:

    The filantrophy & dedication acts medal

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    The corageous maritime acts medal (this is the one awarded for salvation acts on sea)

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    Before of the creation of the ISN the medal that was awarded for this kind of acts was the Maria II medal for Philantrophy & Merit...

    Here is na exemple of one of my colletion this of the gold degree...

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    A short curious story about this medal is the one about one of our queens Dª Maria Pia wife of king Louis I that received a same identical medal for a bravery act on saving the two royal princes from drowning on the Mexilhoeiro beach on October 1873...

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