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Borrowdale Seal

Charlotte Medal

Friendship Medal

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Borrowdale Seal

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Small, silver oval-shaped disc that swivels within a decorative frame. One side of the disc is engraved with a picture of a ship under sail above the text Success to the Borrowdale, and within a decorative border of leaves. The other side is inscribed with the initials RH in reverse so that they will leave the impression of HR when used as a seal.

Charlotte Medal

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Silver medallion 74mm wide which depicts the voyage of the Charlotte with the First Fleet, showing an image of the ship on the front and on the obverse a description of the journey. Thought to have been made by forger Thomas Barrett from a silver surgical dish and commissioned by Surgeon John White, it is regarded as the first colonial work of art and is now held by the Australian National Maritime Museum.

Friendship Medal

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Engraved commemorative coin depicting convict ship Friendship held in the National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, UK. On one side is engraved the two-masted sailing vessel with the inscription 'Success to the Friendship. 1787.' On the reverse is inscribed, 'F.W.' for Francis Walton master of the Friendship.