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Medal commemorating the loss of the East Indiaman 'Kent', 1825
Medal commemorating the loss of the East Indiaman 'Kent', 1825. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the brig 'Cambria' (right) hove-to and starboard-quarter view of the three-masted East Indiaman 'Kent' on fire (left), two boats plying between the two vessels. Exergue: '1 . MARCH, 1825'. Reverse: Legend, 'FROM FALMOUTH, TRURO, HELSTON, PENRYN AND ST IVES'. Inscription: 'TO COMMEMORATE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN BY FIRE, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY; AND THE RECEPTION ON BOARD THE BRIG CAMBRIA, WILLIAM COOK, MASTER, OF 547 PERSONS, THUS PROVIDENTIALLY DELIVERED FROM DEATH.' Inscribed on edge: 'GEORGE FRY'. 50 or 60 of these medals were struck in silver for issue to specific individuals and an unknown number in copper and white metal were sold as souvenirs.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2132 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Halliday, Thomas; Halliday, Thomas |
| Events: | Loss of the East Indiaman Kent, 1825 |
| Vessels: | Cambria (1816); Kent fl.1825 (East Indiaman) |
| Date made: | 1825 |
| People: | Cook, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |