Aust. Historical Medals
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Lot 729 Session 3 (2.30pm Tuesday 24th March) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $120
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $80
SAMOA, HMS Calliope 1889, 'BRITISH SEAMANSHIP AND CAPTAIN H. C. KANE OF H. M. S. CALLIOPE FROM AN ADMIRER THE MARQUIS DE LEUVILLE', in white metal (30mm) (MH.642). Extremely fine.
Calliope was known for 'one of the most famous episodes of seamanship in the 19th century', when the vessel was the only one present to avoid being sunk or stranded in the tropical cyclone that struck Apia, Samoa in 1889.
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