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Auction: 336 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1290

Russia. Medal for Zeal. Nicholas II. Silver, 28mm. Officially Impressed: 205489 F.J. LYNAS. A.B. H.M.S. JUPITER. The Majestic-class, pre-dreadnought British Royal Navy ship, H.M.S. Jupiter was commissioned in 1897 and served with the Channel Fleet. In February 1915, H.M.S. Jupiter was dispatched to Russia as an ice-breaker to clear the route to Arkhangelsk. Regularly operating in temperatures as low as -20C, it freed numerous vessels from the crushing sea ice. H.M.S. Jupiter successfully completed its mission in May and a grateful Tsar Nicholas bestowed upon its sailors and crew various honors and awards. Integral loop and suspender. Some rim nicks and contact marks. Integral loop and suspender. Extremely Fine. Ex Baldwin's, 19 November 2014, lot 41.

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