Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'

Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the junk 'Keying', mainsail set. Legend: 'THE CHINESE JUNK KEYING.' Exergue: 'ABOUT 800 TONS BURTHEN.' Reverse: Inscription, 'THE FIRST CHINESE VESSEL EVER BROUGHT TO EUROPE, LENGTH 160 FEET, BREADTH 33 FEET, DEPTH OF HOLD 16 FEET, - ARRIVED AT ENGLAND MAR . 27 1848.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1355
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Allen & Moore
Events: Voyage from China to England of the Keying, 1846-1848
Vessels: Keying 1846 [Chinese]
Date made: 1848
People: Kellett, Charles Alfred
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 27 mm
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