Medal - American ladies hospital ship S.S. Maine
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Membership medals › Donation medals |
| Year | 1899 |
| Composition | Pewter (white metal) |
| Weight | 28.92 g |
| Diameter | 44 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 126817 |
| References | BHM# 3650 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , Hern Medals# 58 Brian Hern, Peter Wilson (ed.), Henk Loots (ed.); 2008. Hern's Handbook on the Medallions of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek and the Anglo Boer War. Self-published, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Daniel Fearon; 1984. Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals - 1558 To The Present Day: with valuations. Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Side view of the ship
Script: Latin
Lettering:
S. S. MAINE
BERNARD N.BAKER ESQ // 1899
LENT TO BRITISH GOVT FOR USE IN TRANSVAAL WAR BY PRES.OF ATLANTIC TRANSPORT COY
Reverse
Crossed U.S. and U.K. flags within life preserver and rose outline.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FOR THE // AMERICAN LADIES // HOSPITAL SHIP FUND
CHAIRMAN.LADY R.CHURCHILL // HON.SEC.MRS A.BLOW // HON.TRES.MRS RONALDS
FITTED AS HOSPITAL SHIP BY MESSRS FLETCHER SON & FEARNALL Ltd. LONDON
Edge
Plain
Comments
This medal was struck to raise funds for the conversion of the S.S. Main into a hospital ship for use in the Boer War.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1899 | |||||||||||||||
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