CANADA: AE medalet (7.53g), 1892, CH-6045-15, Leroux-1581C, 22mm bronze medalet by Charles W. McCain, Medal Commemorating the Wreck of Hudson Bay Company steamer 'S.S. Beaver'; WRECK H.B. COS. S. S. BEAVER, VANCOUVER B.C. 1892, around image of the wreck of the 'Beaver' on the rocks, BUILT 1835 in exergue // 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, with the number '4397' stamped on the edge, AU According to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, these medals were presented later to veterans of the Royal Canadian Navy and Merchant Marine for outstanding service.
Estimate: 100-150 USD