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Medal - Sinking of the SS Beaver Vancouver, British Columbia
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting the wreck of the S.S. Beaver, shown listing heavily to starboard with masts tilted and hull partially submerged amid waves, with a rocky shoreline in the background. The legend curves around the upper portion of the field, with the date 1892 and the word COPYRIGHTED inscribed in the lower exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | WRECK OF H. B. COS S.S. BEAVER, VANCOUVER B. C. BUILT 1835 RD COPYRIGHTED C. W. Mc CAIN VAN. B.C. 1892 |
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| Reverse lettering | THIS COPPER WAS TAKEN FROM THE WRECK OF H. B. COS S. S. BEAVER THE FIRST STEAMER ON THE PACIFIC ALSO CROSSED THE ATLANTIC IN 1835 |
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