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Great Britain & The Sea |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Reverse of #76 Queen Elizabeth II |
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty 1871 - 1936 |
Set of 4 Mountbatten Medallions Albums |
First Page of Mountbatten Medallions |
Cover of Mountbatten Medallion Collection |
This medallic collection illustrates many of the foremost maritime achievements of Great Britain. Chronologically, a start is made with a representation of the Tudor ship-of-war, the Great Harry. She was built by Henry VIII, who in 1546 established a naval administration which, under varying names, has had a continuing existence ever since.
The collections covers adventurous trafficking by merchant venturers throughout the world's oceans and seas; also exploration, expansion, war. It commemorates many of the most important measures which help to safeguard life at sea, invention, and many other activities pertaining to the business of a great maritime nation. It ends with such recent events as the launching of the Queen Elizabeth II, possibly the last of the giant liners which were once so splendid a feature of the Atlantic trade; the advent of the nuclear-powered submarine Dreadnought, and the single-handed circumnavigation of the globe by Sir Francis Chichester in his yacht Gypsy Moth IV. Although every side of the nautical theme is represented, there is considerable emphasis on later times, and thus on events in which living people have been actively concerned.
Among our many subjects are the earliest efforts to discover a north west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and thus to the riches of the Orient; the defeat of the Armada in 1588; the capture of Gibraltar in the 18th century; the victories of Nelson and other famous admirals. The collection covers the exploration and voyaging of Drake, Cook, Vancouver, and Fitzroy of the Beagle; progress in every direction of shipwrightry from Tudor times, through the daring experiments of Brunel in the Victorian era, to the latest advances and newest materials. The work of Trinity House, the Corporation of Lloyds and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has its rightful place, as has such an event as the foundation of the East India Company, which exerted such influence upon the expansion of British interests overseas.
Great Britain remains a leading maritime nation, whose work and example have enriched others besides herself. This medallic history enshrines in permanent form the great events of what is a fine and continuing story.
Each medallion is fitted in a plastic capsule, and the complete collection is housed in book format in four volumes.
Details of Medallions
The complete set of medallions is as follows:-
First Album
# | Title | Subtitle |
1 | Henry Grace a Dieu | Great Warship of Henry VIII |
2 | The Great Seal of Trinity House | Guardians of the Home Seas |
3 | Sir Martin Frobisher | The North West Passage |
4 | Sir Francis Drake | First Circumnavigation |
5 | Sir Walter Raleigh | The Founding of Virginia |
6 | The First Ark Royal | Flagship Against the Armada |
7 | Lord Howard of Effingham | Defeat of The Spanish Armada |
8 | Sir Richard Grenville | Glory of H.M.S. Revenge |
9 | Davis Backstaff | Aid to Navigation |
10 | The East India Company | Trade with the East |
11 | Sovereign of the Seas | The First Triple Decker |
12 | Robert Blake | General at Sea |
13 | Samuel Pepys | The Professional Navy |
14 | The Hudson's Bay Company | Development of Canada |
15 | The Royal Observatory | Navigational Research |
16 | H.M.S. Resolution in a Gale | Battling Through Endurance All |
17 | Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue | Destruction of French Fleet |
18 | First Eddystone Lighthouse | The Way to Safety |
19 | Capture of Gibraltar | Victory by the Marines |
20 | William Farmer | The Steering Compass |
21 | Hadley and Cunningham | Quadrant and Telescope |
22 | Commodore George Anson | Voyage Around the World |
23 | Capture of Quebec | Combined Operations |
24 | Admiral Hawke | The Royal George |
25 | Captain Cook | Navigator Extraordinary |
Second Album
# | Title | Subtitle |
26 | Harrison's Chronometer | Accurate Timekeeping at Sea |
27 | Act of Navigation | Statutory Registry of Merchant Ships |
28 | Samuel Enderby | Whaling in the Pacific |
29 | Colonising Australia | First Convict Fleet |
30 | George Vancouver | Charting Coast of America |
31 | Earl Howe | Glorious Victory June1794 |
32 | Battle of Camperdown | Defeat of the Dutch |
33 | Battle of the Nile | Ferocious Sea Battle |
34 | Matthew Flinders | Australian Coast Surveyed |
35 | Admiral Nelson | Victor of Trafalgar |
36 | P.S. Comet 1812 | Europe's First Commercial Steamship |
37 | Herefordshire | Built at Bombay 1813 |
38 | Algiers | Bombardment to Free the Slaves |
39 | Sir Stamford Raffles | Development of Singapore |
40 | Aaron Manby | First Iron Steamship |
41 | The Great Migration | Under Sail |
42 | R.N.L.I | Saving Life at Sea |
43 | East Indiamen | Britain's Finest Merchant Ships |
44 | Charles Darwin | Voyage of Discovery |
45 | Cape Breton | Steam Crosses North Atlantic |
46 | Lloyds Register | Safety of Ships at Sea |
47 | P.S. Hindostan | Early P. & O. Steamer |
48 | P.S. Great Western | Trans-Atlantic Steam |
49 | Grace Darling | Heroic Rescue at Sea |
50 | Scottish Maid | Design Innovations |
Third Album
# | Title | Subtitle |
51 | P.S. Britannia | Liverpool to Halifax 1840 |
52 | The Navy Against the Slavers | The Suppression of the Slave Trade |
53 | Sir James Clark Ross 1800 - 1862 | Discoveries in Antarctica |
54 | S.S. Great Britain | Product of Brunel'a Genius |
55 | North West Passage | McClintock Searches for Franklin |
56 | Triumph of Screw Propulsion | Admiralty Trials 1843 - 1845 |
57 | S.S. John bowes | New Era in Bulk-Carrying |
58 | The First Transatlantic Cable | Laid by H.M.S. Agememnon |
59 | H.M.S. Warrior 1860 | First Iron-Built Armoured Warship |
60 | Cutty Sark | Age of the Great Clippers |
61 | S.S. Oceanic 1870 | Pioneer Luxury Liner |
62 | H.M.S. Captain 1869 | Turet Ship |
63 | H.M.S. Challenger | The Foundation of Oceanography |
64 | H.M.S. Devastation | Prototype Battleship 1871 |
65 | Samuel Plimsoll 1824 - 1898 | The Sailor's Friend |
66 | Greenwich Meridian | Established in 1884 |
67 | Tilbury Dock | Opened in 1886 |
68 | S.S. Bakuin | Pioneer British Oil Tanker |
69 | Sir Charles Parsons | Turbinia |
70 | The "A" Class Submarine 1901 | Fisher's Toys |
71 | H.M.S Dreadnought 1906 | First of a Great Class |
72 | T.S. Mauretania | Proud Holder of the Blue Riband |
73 | Captain Scott 1868 - 1912 | Antarctic Expeditions |
74 | Prince Louis of Battenburg | The Course Indicator |
75 | Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa | Hero of Jutland |
Fourth Album
# | Title | Subtitle |
76 | H.M.S Queen Elizabeth | Completed at Portsmouth 1915 |
77 | Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty | 1871 - 1936 |
78 | H.M.S. Furious | Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier |
79 | Sir Ernest Shackleton | Voyage of the James Caird 1916 |
80 | The Battle of Jutland | 1916 |
81 | The Raid on Zeebrugge | German Submarine Base |
82 | Sureender of the German Fleet | Scapa Flow 1918 |
83 | M.S. Fullagar 1920 | First All-Welded Ship |
84 | H.M.S. Hermes | Aircraft Carrier |
85 | T.S. Queen Mary | Queen of the Atlantic 1936 - 1967 |
86 | T.S Viceroy of India 1929 | Pioneer Liner |
87 | H.M.S. Ark Royal | Launched 1937 |
88 | H.M.S. King George V | A Battleship Laid Down in 1937 |
89 | Dunkirk 1940 | An Epic Rescue |
90 | Attack on Taranto 1940 | A New Era in Sea Warfare |
91 | The Battle of the Atlantic | 1939 - 1945 |
92 | The Pursuit of the Bismarck | By H.M.S. Hood |
93 | The Battle of Crete May 1941 | Loss of H.M.S. Kelly |
94 | H.M.S. Kelly | Commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten |
95 | The Normandy Landings | D-Day 6 June 1944 |
96 | Guided Missile Destroyers | H.M.S. Devonshire 1960 |
97 | Christopher Cockerel's Concept | The Hovercraft 1959 |
98 | Sir Francis Chichester | Solo Cirumnavigator |
99 | H.M.S. Dreadnought | Commissioned 1963 |
100 | T.S. Queen Elizabeth II | The Last of Her Class? |
Specifications
Diameter | 44 mms. |
Weight Each | 36.9 grams |
Total Weight | 3,690 grams |
Alloy | 0.925 |
Total Silver Content | 109.7 troy ounces |
Prices & Availability
Our price for an individual medallion recognises that we will sell more of the most popular subjects, and may be left unable to sell our remaining stock.
Medalic History Collection
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Note
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