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Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society; reverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society. Obverse: Port-quarter view of full-rigged merchant ship under plain sail. Legend: 'THE CENTENARY OF THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY . 1795-1895.' Exergue: 'THE SHIP DUFF SAILED FOR SOUTH SEAS 1796'. Reverse: Scenes of preaching and missionaries being martyred. 'NEW GUINEA . WEST INDIES . CHINA . SOUTH SEAS . AFRICA . INDIA . MADAGASCAR . MONGOLIA.' Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC2039 Artist: unknown Date: 1895 Medium: bronzed white metal Size: 44 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.