Bidspirit auction | UK 1928, National Safety First

UK 1928, National Safety First Association Silver Medal, AR&S - A British sterling silver safe driving medal awarded by the National Safety First Association for the Freedom from Accidents Competition. The obverse features a central circular medallion with a red enameled triangle, inscribed NATIONAL SAFETY FIRST ASSOCIATION around the inner border and SAFETY FIRST within the central design. The outer legend reads FREEDOM FROM ACCIDENTS COMPETITION with a lower scroll reading 5 YEARS DRIVERS AWARD. The medal is suspended from a green and red striped ribbon carrying five silver year bars dated 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932. The reverse is engraved with the recipient name C. MASON. and carries a full set of Birmingham hallmarks including the maker mark AR&S for Arthur Richardson and Son, the anchor for the Birmingham assay office, the lion passant for sterling silver, and the date letter d for 1928. The National Safety First Association was the historical predecessor to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).