RMS Titanic Incredibly Rare 1912 14kt Yellow Gold Medal Presented to Captain & Sr. Officers of RMS Carpathia For Saving Titanic Passengers (PCGS Encapsulated).
This 1912 Titanic - Carpathia Medal, 14kt yellow gold named to a Captain Officer of the RMS Carpathia, with suspension ring, on a red ribbon, the medal depicting Carpathia heading towards the Titanic survivors in lifeboats, with icebergs behind, above the head of Neptune with dolphins emerging from his beard, curving down to a crossed anchor and broken spar, the reverse reading “Presented to the Captain Officers & Crew of RMS Carpathia in recognition of Gallant and Heroic Services from the Survivors of the SS Titanic - April 15th 1912, 14k Dieges L Clust NY"
39mm long (medal), total weight 16.4g.
The medal was awarded by the Titanic Survivors Committee, only 14 medals in gold were given to the Captain and Senior Officers of the Carpathia, the Junior Officers receiving silver and the rest of the crew bronze.
This is only one of two known surviving gold medals, with one selling for over $60,000 in 2017.
This is the only known medal encapsulated by PCGS.
Good condition.
Authentication: PCGS Encapsulated and a Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.
