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Description: | Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the vessel, carrying fore and aft sail on six masts. Legend: 'THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.' Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FEET. MAIN BREADTH 50 Ft. 6 . DEPTH 32 FT. 6.' Reverse: Prince Albert's head (left). Below: 'JULY 19 1843.' Legend: 'THIS VESSEL WAS LAUNCH'D AT BRISTOL, IN THE PRESENCE OF H . R . H . PRINCE ALBERT.'
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Great Britain 1843 medals Avern Prince Albert Edward | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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