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Description: | Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: View of the ship steaming out of harbour. Pier crowded with people in foreground. Reverse: Legend, 'PURCHASED ON BOARD THE GREAT EASTERN 1860.' Inscription: 'TONNAGE 24,000 HORSE POWER 2,600 LENGTH 692 FT . BREADTH 83 FT . DEPTH 60 FT.'
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Great Eastern 1858 | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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