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Counter commemorating the Chinese Junk 'Keying'
Counter commemorating the Chinese Junk 'Keying'. Obverse: Port broadside view of the junk at anchor. Exergue: 'CHINESE JUNK KEYING.' Reverse: Legend, 'SAILED FROM HONG KONG 1846 . ARRIVED IN ENGLAND 1848'. Across the field: 'LENGTH 33 FEET BURDEN 750 TONS DEPTH 16 FEET.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1502 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Voyage from China to England of the Keying, 1846-1848 |
| Vessels: | Keying fl.1846 (Chinese junk) |
| Date made: | 1848 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 24 mm |
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