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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of SS 'Great Britain'. Legend: 'THE GREAT BRITAIN'. Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FEET. BREADTH 50 FT 6 IN. DEPTH 32 FT. 6IN. 26 STATE ROOMS WITH 1 BED EA. 115 WITH 2 BEDS EA. TOTAL WT OF IRON 1500 TONS. 1000 HORSE POWER-LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL JULY 19. 1843. BY H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. BUILT BY THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMSHIP COMP'. Reverse: Heads of Victoria and Prince Albert superimposed (left). Legend: 'QUEEN VICTORIA & PRINCE ALBERT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0949 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Davis, Davis |
| Vessels: | Great Britain (1843) |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 34 mm |
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