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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the 'Maine'. Inscription (above): 'SS MAINE'. Below: 'BERNARD N.BAKER Esq.1899' Legend: 'LENT TO BRITISH GOVT FOR USE IN TRAANSVAAL WAR BY PRES. OF ATLANTIC TRANSPORT COY'. Reverse: A circular lifebuoy inscribed 'S.S. Maine'. Behind, St George's cross and two flags - the US ensign and Union Jack on staffs, crossed. Above: 'FOR THE AMERICAN LADIES HOSPITAL SHIP FUND.' Below: 'CHAIRMAN. LADY R.CHURCHILL HON.SEC. MRS A.BLOW HON.TRES. MRS.RONALDS' Legend: 'FITTED AS A HOSPITAL SHIP BY MESSRS FLETCHER SON & FEARNALL LTD LONDON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0922 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Second Boer War, 1889-1902 |
| Vessels: | Maine fl.1899 (American) |
| Date made: | 1899 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 45 mm |