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Medal commemorating the 'Queen Elizabeth 2' - Last North Atlantic Crossing by Steam
Medal commemorating the 'Queen Elizabeth 2' - Last North Atlantic Crossing by Steam. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of liner 'Queen Elizabeth 2' within a knotted rope circle. Inscription: 'LAST NORTH ATLANTIC CROSSING BY STEAM TOTAL STEAM MILEAGE 2,569,489 . NAUTICAL MILES.' Reverse: A shaped plaque superimposed on an anchor within a laurel wreath and knotted rope circle. Inscription: 'FAREWELL TO STEAM 4TH JULY 1840 25TH OCTOBER 1986 CUNARD LINE LIMITED.' Inscription inside lid of box: 'SPECIAL EDITION QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 SOLID NICKEL SILVER.' In blue fitted box of issue.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2799 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Last crossing fo the Atlantic by steam, 1986 |
| Vessels: | Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969) |
| Date made: | 1986 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the 'Queen Elizabeth 2' - Last North Atlantic Crossing by Steam |