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Medal commemorating the International Exhibition of Navigation, Travelling, Commerce and Manufactures, 1886
Medal commemorating the International Exhibition of Navigation, Travelling, Commerce and Manufactures, 1886. Obverse: Within a beaded border head of Queen Victoria crowned (left). Legend: 'OPENED . BY . HER . MAJESTY . QVEEN . VICTORIA . MAY . 1886.' Reverse: Within a beaded border on a Gothic panel with decorated spandrils Britannia crowned, a wreath in right hand and a caduceus in left, a cornucopia and naval emblems at her feet, standing on a pedestal decorated with the arms of Liverpool and supported by dolphins; a rayed globe behind; a sailing ship and lighthouse (left), a steamship (right). Legend: 'INTERNATIONAL . EXHIBITION . OF . NAVIGATION . TRAVELLING . COMMERCE . & . MANUFACTURES . LIVERPOOL . 1866.' Exergue: 'SIR DAVID RADCLIFFE, MAYOR CHAIRMAN.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2037 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Elkington & Co. Ltd |
| Events: | International Exhibition of Navigation, 1886 |
| Date made: | 1886 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 49 mm |
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