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Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the vessel, carrying fore and aft sail on six masts. Legend: 'THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.' Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FEET. MAIN BREADTH 50 Ft. 6 . DEPTH 32 FT. 6.' Reverse: Prince Albert's head (left). Below: 'JULY 19 1843.' Legend: 'THIS VESSEL WAS LAUNCH'D AT BRISTOL, IN THE PRESENCE OF H . R . H . PRINCE ALBERT.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1334 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Avern, Edward |
| Vessels: | Great Britain (1843) |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| People: | Avern, Edward; Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |