Ingot commemorating the 'Spray'
Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the 'Spray', sails set. Inscription: 'SPRAY'. Reverse: Inscription, 'SPRAY 1895-1898. In the 36-foot-nine-inch Spray Captain Joshua Slocum became the first man ever to sail around the world alone. His historic voyage began in Boston, Massachusetts on April 24, 1895 and ended at Newport, Rhode Island on June 27, 1898.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2850 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Ingot |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Franklin Mint |
Places: | United States of America |
Vessels: | Spray 1895 |
Date made: | 1976 |
People: | Slocum, Joshua; Franklin Mint |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm |
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