Counter commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'

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Counter commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'

Counter commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the six-masted vessel 'Great Britain' under fore and aft sail, except on the main mast, and steam. Legend (in two lines): 'THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP' 'LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL'. Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FT. BREADTH 50.6 DEPTH 32.6.' Reverse: Inscription, 'THIS IRON STEAM SHIP WAS LAUNCHED IN THE PRESENCE OF H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT JULY 19. 1845 THE WEIGHT OF IRON USED IN THE SHIP AND ENGINES IS UPWARD OF 1500 TONS'. Below: 'CONSTRUCTED BY T. R. GUPPY ESQ. C.E.'

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1494
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Gardner, J.
Vessels:	Great Britain (1843)
Date made:	1843
People:	Gardner, J.
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 27 mm