Medal – Commemorating The Wahine Ferry Disaster

Maker
Unknown Maker
Production date
1968
 Description
Copper medal struck for the Historical Medal Society of Australia & New Zealand. Obverse: Top half displays the Wahine ferry sailing on water and the bottom half displays the Wahine turning on her side in distress on Barrett Reef, Cook Strait, April 10 1968. Medal in plastic pouch.
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
1968
Media/Materials
Copper Metal
Measurements
38mm Dia
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1961/32/38

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