Ingot depicting a coastal schooner

Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Port broadside view of a nineteenth century coastal schooner, sails set. Inscription: 'COASTAL SCHOONER'. Reverse: Inscription, 'COASTAL SCHOONER Nineteenth Century. Economical to build and operate, schooners dominated the North American coastal trade during most of the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. Carrying from two to seven masts, they became the most important and versatile of all American sailing vessels.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2847
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Ingot
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Franklin Mint
Date made: 1976
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm