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Great Britain, bronze medal made from bronze from the H.M.S. Powerful (1895), in original velvet-lin

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Great Britain, bronze medal made from bronze from the H.M.S. Powerful (1895), in original velvet-lin
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Great Britain, bronze medal made from bronze from the H.M.S. Powerful (1895), in original velvet-lined box. 26.66 grams, the box about 2-3/4" square. Mint State with original luster and color, the obverse with ship at sea and the reverse with legend H.M.S POWERFUL LENGTH 500 FEET 25000 HORSE POWER around wording LAUNCHED BY HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE AT BARROW IN FURNESS 24TH JULY 1895 / THIS MEDAL IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM H.M.S. POWERFUL. The inside of the box is printed with the name of the jeweler W.T. STORY. H.M.S. Powerful was well known for her service in the Boer rebellion and 2nd Boer War.