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Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: View of the ship steaming out of harbour. Pier crowded with people in foreground. Reverse: legend, 'PURCHASED ON BOARD THE GREAT EASTERN 1860.' Inscription: 'TONNAGE 24,000 HORSE POWER 2,600 LENGTH 692 FT . BREADTH 83 FT . DEPTH 60 FT.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1360 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Great Eastern (1858) |
| Date made: | 1860 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |