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Don't Give Up The Ship Galvano [178451]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Don't Give Up The Ship Galvano [178451]
SOLD
275.00USD+ (68.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2024 Apr 14 @ 14:21UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Negative metal galvano, 7 1/4 inches in diameter. 1813 / pictorial Sailing ship / Don't Give Up / The Ship. Eighteen stars around the perimeter. No artists initials. James Lawrence was a Navy Captain commanding the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812. On June 1, 1813, his crew was locked in a fight with the British HMS Shannon and he was shot. As he grappled with this fatal injury, Lawrence’s last command was “Don’t give up the ship.” These heroic words were turned to legend shortly after by his friend and fellow naval officer, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero in his own right.