Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'

Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the junk 'Keying', mainsail set. Exergue: 'THE CHINESE JUNK "KEYING".' Reverse: Inscription, 'THE FIRST CHINESE VESSEL EVER BROUGHT TO EUROPE, OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE . HER DIMENSIONS ARE-LENGTH 160fFT, BREADTH 33FT, DEPTH OF HOLD 16FT . BURTHEN 800 TONS . MAINMAST OF IRONWOOD 90FT LONG; THE SAILS ARE MADE OF STRONG MATTING, THE MAINSAIL WEIGHS NEARLY 9 TONS, HER 3 ANCHORS ARE MADE OF IRON-WOOD; THE RUDDER WEIGHS 7 TONS; SHE IS AN EXCELLENT SEA-BOAT, AND MADE A VOYAGE FROM BOSTON U. S. TO JERSEY IN 21 DAYS ARRIVED AT ENGLAND 27 MAR . 1848'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1351
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Allen & Moore
Events: Voyage from China to England of the Keying, 1846-1848
Vessels: Keying 1846 [Chinese]
Date made: 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm