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That fine sailor and true-hearted gentleman; the late -marquis of Milford Haven, devoted his leisure to the collection, and study of naval medals. Before his death in 1921 he had published a complete and authoritative work on British medals and the first Part 'ofan account of foreign medals given-for 'service at sea.. His son, who followed his father's profession and shares his love of the sea, has now brought out the third 'and final volume of Naval Medals (Murray, £12 12S.) as a tribute to the author's memory. This noble. folio, of some five hundred pages with excellent collotypes of Tabciut eight hundred medals, deserves the highest praise, both is a fine piece of printing and as an example of true scholarship. A brief section in the few Greek and Roman coins definitely related to sea service is followed by chapters on Venice, Italy; Greece, Turkey, Russia, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria; and Ise.Americas. The German section includes the queer medals struck during the War to commemorate the exploits of the U-boats such as the sinking of the `Lusitania: ,The United States medals commemorate Paul Jones, the frigate -actions in the war of 1812, and also peaceful deeds such' as- Peary's journey to the North Pole. The great folkr, if will be seen, is full of interest and appeals not only to the mintisthatist,--but
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