Titanic rescue medal makes £45,000 at Bourne End auction – VIDEO

A prolonged bidding battle emerged today in Buckinghamshire as the gold medal awarded to the bursar on board the RMS Carpathia, the ship that famously rescued survivors from the Titanic in 1912, sold at £45,000.

Offered at Bourne End Auction Rooms, the 14ct yellow gold Carpathia medal was presented to Ernest GF…

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