The artist’s family had close connections with the Parma, a ship built in Glasgow in 1902 which completed the journey between Australia and Britain in record time. On one side of the medal, she is shown at anchor, shimmering in the Australian sun; on the other, under full sail on a stormy sea.
The Parma
The Parma
By: Malcolm Appleby, 1991
Medium: cast silver
Size: 67 x 60mm
Cast by: Niagara Falls
Issue: The Medal, no. 20 (1992)
Edition: 32