CHINA: white metal medal (29.08g), 1848, Brown-2315/16, 45mm, view of the Chinese Junk, "Keying" // 18-line English inscription, describing the nature of the 160 feet long ship in detail, with much original luster, About Unc. This was the first Chinese ship to arrive in England, having left Hong Kong in December 1846, rounded the Cape of Good Hope in March 1847, reached New York in July 1847 and Boston in November 1847, finally arriving in England on the 27th of March 1848.
Estimate: 200-300 USD