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Medal commemorating the centenary of the voyage of the 'Flying Cloud', 1951
Medal commemorating the centenary of the voyage of the 'Flying Cloud', 1951. Obverse: The 'Flying Cloud' under full sail (right). Legend: '1851 - CENTENARY OF RECORD VOYAGE NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO- 1951'. Below, on a ribbon: 'CLIPPER SHIP "FLYING CLOUD"'. Reverse: A map of North and South America, the clipper on the port tack in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (right and left). Inscription: 'NEW YORK JUNE 3RD'; Cape Horn 'JULY 23RD'; 'SAN FRANCISCO AUG 31ST'; 'AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2302 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | MK and Holland |
| Events: | Voyage of the Flying Cloud, 1851 |
| Vessels: | Flying Cloud (1851) |
| Date made: | 1951 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm |