Wreck Coins - H.M.S Association - William III (1689-1702), H...

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£120 - £180

Wreck Coins - H.M.S Association - William III (1689-1702), Halfcrown 'Small Shields' dated 1696, First Laureate and draped bust, right, ./. , crowned Cruciform Shields around central Nassau lion, with certificate from W.H. Lanes & Son sale September 24th 1974

HMS Association, which served as the flagship to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell in the Mediterranean during the War of Spanish Succession. Where she saw action at the Capture of Gibraltar and Battle of Toulon.

HMS Association was sadly wrecked during the Scilly Naval Disaster of 1707. Said to have gone down in three to four minutes losing all men onboard, roughly 800. Including Admiral Shovell.