Medal commemorating the launch of ss Great Britain
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Object number2000.002
TitleMedal commemorating the launch of ss Great Britain
Creator J. Davis (creator)
Descriptionss Great Britain medal. Obverse shows the conjoined bare heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Reverse shows starboard profile view of the ss Great Britain, below which is a list of the ship's dimensions, rooms, weight and engine capacity. Also the date of the ship's launch by HRH Prince Albert and the name of the ship's builders, the Great Western Steamship Company. Seaby 2116.
See also BRSGB 1999.024 and .025
Production placeBirmingham
Production date 1843 - 1843
Object namemedal
Object categorycommemorative
Materialmetal
Techniquemanufactured
Dimensions
- diameter: 43 mm
DocumentationBrunel's SS Great Britain : Official Guidebook