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Description: | Medal commemorating the introduction of the first steamships in the Pacific. Obverse: The arms of Chile. Legend: 'EL GOBIERNO DE CHILE A D. GUILLERMO WHEELWRIGHT. 18 DE SETIEMBRE DE 1850.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a paddle steamer. Legend: 'TESTIMONIO DE GRATITUD.' Exergue: 'FIR HABER INTRODUCIDO LA NAVEGACION POR VAPOR I PRONOVIDO LA EMPRESA DE FERRO - CARRIL EN CHILE.' In a fitted box.
caption: Medal commemorating the introduction of the first steamships in the Pacific; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the introduction of the first steamships in the Pacific; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Wheelwright William medals Pacific Steam Navigation Co Ltd | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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