NAVAL INTEREST: A SMALL COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA

including a commemorative medal depicting the John Williams Missionary ship, launched 1844, named after the missionary killed by Pacific island natives in 1839, white metal in oak frame, 3.8cm wide; together with a British replica of the medal designed in Germany, commemorating the sinking of the Lusitania, a British anti-German propaganda tool, in original pictorial box, 5.3cm wide; and a £5 piece commemorating the 250 year anniversary of the birth of Admiral Lord Nelson, 3.6cm wide (3)