The etch around the base reads -

MoD licensed marking on the reverse

Windsor Castle

or remembrance

In the Merchant Navy the requirement was that the 28 days should have been served at sea

Bust of Christopher Marlowe Collection_Churchill The etch around the baseBust of Christopher Marlowe made in British Gypsum Plaster. As with all Famous Faces there are objects around the base. For this bust we have included The Rose Theatre, Helen of Troy, the devil from Doctor Faustus, the Maltese cross from the Jew of Malta and quill and ink. The etch around the base reads "COME LIVE WITH ME AND BE MY LOVE" Like his contemporary, Shakespeare, Marlowe also became a successful playwright. Rumour has it that he also