Lot 729
Sale 108 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
Description
Samoa, HMS Calliope 1889, 'BRITISH SEAMANSHIP AND CAPTAIN H. C. KANE OF H. M. S. CALLIOPE FROM AN ADMIRER THE MARQUIS DE LEUVILLE', in white metal (30mm) (MH.642). Extremely fine.
Calliope was known for 'one of the most famous episodes of seamanship in the 19th century', when the vessel was the only one present to avoid being sunk or stranded in the tropical cyclone that struck Apia, Samoa in 1889.
- Estimate
- $120
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $80