Medal commemorating the SS 'Leviathan'

Medal commemorating the SS 'Leviathan'. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria (left) crowned, in a low dress, hair braided under ears and of the Prince Consort in uniform. Legend: 'H. M. G. M. QUEEN VICTORIA AND H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT'. Below: A rose. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the 'Leviathan' under steam. Legend (in three lines): 'THE "LEVIATHAN" STEAMSHIP SCREW PADDLE AND SAIL FOUR DECKS. WOULD ACCOMMODATE 10,000 TROOPS.' Exergue: '695 FT LONG. 118 FT. WIDE. HEIGHT OF HULL 60FT. 22,500 TONS BURDEN. 2,600 HORSE POWER.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1357
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Allen & Moore; Moore, John
Vessels: Great Eastern (1858); Leviathan (1858)
Date made: circa 1856
People: Queen Victoria; Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 39 mm
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