Australian Historical Medals
Lot 629 Session 3 (2.30pm Tue 23 Nov) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $350
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SOLD $1,300
MISSIONARY SHIP 'THE DUFF', 1796, in white metal (37mm) (M.H.449a), obverse, The Duff under sail, around 'The Duff, Capt: James Wilson.' in the exergue, 'Sail'd 10th Aug. / 1796', reverse, inscription 'With / Missionaries / To The South Seas / For The Conversion / Of The / Heathens'. Some toning, traces of mint bloom, extremely fine and rare.
The London Missionary Society, a non-denominational group, was formed in England in 1795. After funds were raised and Captain James Wilson offered to sail missionaries to their destination for free, the society was able to afford a boat, The Duff. In 1796 The Duff set sail with eighteen crew and thirty missionaries intent on converting the natives.
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