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Medal commemorating the wreck of Hudson Bay Company steamer 'Beaver', 1892
Medal commemorating the wreck of Hudson Bay Company steamer 'Beaver', 1892. Obverse: SS 'Beaver' on the rocks. Legend: 'WRECK H.B. COS. S. S. BEAVER, VANCOUVER B.C. 1892'. Exergue: 'BUILT 1835'. Reverse. Legend: 'THIS COPPER WAS TAKEN FROM THE'. Inscription: 'WRECK OF H.B.COS. S. S. BEAVER THE FIRST STEAMER ON THE PACIFIC ALSO'. Legend: 'CROSSED THE ATLANTIC IN 1835.' The number '4867' is stamped on the side. From 1962 to 1998 as a result of private sponsorship, these medals were presented to veterans of the Royal Canadian Navy and Merchant Marine for outstanding service and from 1998 to citizans in Peachland, British Columbia for services to the community (information, Michael Henderson).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2136 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | McCain, C. W. |
| Events: | Wreck of the Beaver, 1888 |
| Vessels: | Beaver (1835); Santa Maria |
| Date made: | 1892 |
| People: | Co, Hudson Bay; McCain, C. W. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm |