Medal - Launch of the SS Great Britain
Features
| Location | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
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| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medal |
| Year | 1843 |
| Currency | Medals - United Kingdom |
| Composition | Tin (White metal) |
| Weight | 24.60 g |
| Diameter | 43 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number |
N# 230753
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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Obverse
Conjoined busts left.
Lettering:
QUEEN VICTORIA & PRINCE ALBERT
J. DAVIS BIRM.
Engraver: Joseph Davis
Reverse
Ship right.
Lettering:
THE GREAT BRITAIN
LENGTH 322 Ft BREADTH 50 Ft 6 In // DEPTH 32 Ft 6 In . 26 STATE ROOMS // WITH 1 BED Eh 115 With 2 BEDS Eh // TOTAL Wht OF IRON 1500Tns // 1000 HORSE POWER // LAUNCHED BY // H:R:H: PRINCE ALBERT JULY 19.1843 // BUILT BY THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM COMPY.
Edge
Plain
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1843 | |||||||||||||
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