medal; commemorative missionary ship
Description
Lead medal. Assoc date 20.3.1844. It is decorated on the obverse with an image of a sailing ship. Embossed on the obverse is "THE JOHN WILIAMS MISSINOARY SHIP (LAUNCHED AT HARWICH MAR. 20 1844/ 296 TONS LENGTH 103 FEET BREADTH 24 FEET 8 INCHES DEPTH IN HOLD 16 FEET HAS 10 STAT ROOMS ". On the reverse is "THIS SHIP THE PROPERTY OF THE LONDON MISSINARY SOCIETY IS INTENDED TO CONVEY ITS MISSIONARIES TO THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND TO BE EMPLOYED IN VISTING THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF ISLANDS IN THAT OCEAN IN PROMOTING THE GOSPEL AMONG THEM SHE HAS BEEN PURCHASED FROM A FUND OF UPWARDS OF £6200 RAISED BY THE JUVENILE FREINDS SOCIETY".
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embossing:reverse:"THIS SHIP THE PROPERTY OF THE LONDON MISSINARY SOCIETY IS INTENDED TO CONVEY ITS MISSIONARIES TO THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND TO BE EMPLOYED IN VISTING THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF ISLANDS IN THAT OCEAN IN PROMOTING THE GOSPEL AMONG THEM SHE HAS BEEN PURCHASED FROM A FUND OF UPWARDS OF £6200 RAISED BY THE JUVENILE FREINDS SOCIETY"
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