Rare silver medal celebrating luxury liner sells in Newcastle auction
Offered by Thomas Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle was a large silver medal struck to mark the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. She took the Blue Riband at the first attempt.
The medal, designed by Jean Vernon for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, depicts the liner u…