Ingot commemorating the 'Henry B Hyde'

Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Port broadside view of the 'Henry B Hyde', sails set. Inscription: 'HENRY B HYDE'. Reverse: Inscription, 'HENRY B HYDE 1884. Considered the finest of the commercial square-riggers known as down-easters, the "Henry B. Hyde" was built in 1884 in Bath. Maine. During her twenty-year career as a commercial sailing ship, she helped America compete with foreign steamships in international trade.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2846
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Ingot
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Franklin Mint
Vessels: Henry B Hyde 1884
Date made: 1976
People: Franklin Mint
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm
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