Prize, Training Ship, Nursing & Other Medals from the James N. Spencer Collection

H.M.S. New Zealand Medal 1913, Arms of Aukland, ‘The Dominion of New Zealand’; reverse: the battlecruiser H.M.S. New Zealand, ‘To the Officers and Crew of H.M.S. New Zealand 1913’ (W. Coughlan), 35mm., silver, ring suspension, edge bruising, about very fine £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Prize, Training Ship, Nursing & Other Medals from the James N. Spencer Collection.

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The H.M.S. New Zealand medal was awarded by the citizens of Auckland to the officers and crew during the battlecruiser’s visit to Auckland in 1913. In the Great War the ship was present at the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland.