Ingot commemorating the 'Charles W Morgan'

Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the 'Charles W Morgan', sails set. Inscription: 'CHARLES W. MORGAN'. Reverse: Inscription, 'CHARLES W. MORGAN 1881. The only American wooden whaling ship still in existance, the famous "Charles W. Morgan" sailed the seas for 80 years. She is preserved at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut -a symbol of one of the most memorable periods in America's Maritime History.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2844
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Ingot
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Franklin Mint
Vessels: Charles W Morgan 1841
Date made: 1976
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm
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