Medal commemorating British Commerce and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Medal commemorating British Commerce and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897. Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria, laureate, crowned, in low dress with orders (left). Legend: (outer) 'VICTORIA D : G : BRITT . REGINA . F : D : IND : IMP:'; (inner) 'IN . COMMEMOR . AN . REG . SEXAGESIMI.' Below: 'MDCCCXCVII.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a three-funnelled liner under steam; below, between the eastern (left) and western (right) hemispheres a partial view of a locomotive under steam within an inscribed circular band, 'BRITISH COMMERCE 1837 1897', supported by caducei.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2042 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Spink & Son Ltd |
| Events: | Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1896-1897 |
| Date made: | 1897 |
| People: | Queen Victoria; Queen Victoria Spink & Son Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |