A Collection of Training Ship and Prize Medals

Arethusa & Chichester Training Ship Medal (3), figure of Hope standing by rocks on the seashore, mantle flowing behind, one hand raised, the other resting on an anchor, a sailing ship in the background, enclosed by a band inscribed, ‘England expects every man to do his duty’; reverse: inscription in raised letters (name engraved), Arethusa & Chichester Training Ships, Presented by the Committee to J. E. Step, for 18 Months Service at Sea with a Very Good Character’, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, claw and swivel ring suspension; another, reverse inscription in raised letters (name engraved), ‘Arethusa & Chichester Training Ships, Presented by the Committee to H. J. Waller for 3 Years Service at Sea with a Very Good Character’, 39mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1914, claw and swivel ring suspension; another, reverse: inscription in raised letters (name engraved), ‘Arethusa and Chichester Training Ships, Presented by the Committee to P. Chapman, for 3 Years Service at Sea with a Very Good Character’, 39mm., silver, edge stamped, ‘Sterling Silver’, unmounted, good very fine and better (3) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Training Ship and Prize Medals.

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Medals to ‘Step’ and ‘Chapman’ ex Spencer collection, D.N.W. 6 July 2004, part lot 955.