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Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'

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.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC1359
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Great Eastern (1858)
Date made: 1860
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 31 mm