Coins from SS 'Laurentic' wreck

Seven coins brought up from the wreck of 'Laurentic' 1909, sunk by mine in 1917. Four pennies dated 1917, a 1916 shilling, a 1916 sixpence and a florin. Three million pounds worth of gold was subsequently salvaged from the wreck.

Object Details

ID: REL0279
Collection: Relics
Type: Coin
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Laurentic 1909
Date made: 1916-17; 1916-1917
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Coins from SS 'Laurentic' wreck
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