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Medal commemorating the centenary of the voyage of the 'Flying Cloud', 1951

Medal commemorating the centenary of the voyage of the 'Flying Cloud', 1951. Obverse: The 'Flying Cloud' under full sail (right). Legend: '1851 - CENTENARY OF RECORD VOYAGE NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO- 1951'. Below, on a ribbon: 'CLIPPER SHIP "FLYING CLOUD"'. Reverse: A map of North and South America, the clipper on the port tack in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (right and left). Inscription: 'NEW YORK JUNE 3RD'; Cape Horn 'JULY 23RD'; 'SAN FRANCISCO AUG 31ST'; 'AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2302
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: MK and Holland
Events: Voyage of the Flying Cloud, 1851
Vessels: Flying Cloud (1851)
Date made: 1951
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm