1 oz Silver Halifax Explosion
€1.00
Location | Canada |
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Type | Bullion round |
Composition | Silver (.999) |
Weight | 31.1 g |
Diameter | 27.2 mm |
Thickness | 6 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | Plain On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mont-Blanc, laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Ric |
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