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Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'

Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the ship under steam. Legend: 'GREAT EASTERN.' Below: '1859.' Reverse: Legend, 'DESIGNED BY I . K . BRUNEL. BUILT BY SCOTT RUSSELL.' Inscription (within wreath): 'LENGTH 692 FEET BREADTH 83 FEET DEPTH 58 FEET 23,000 TONS.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC1583
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Great Eastern (1858)
Date made: 1859
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 31 mm