Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge
- Made:
- 1855 in Birmingham
- artist:
- Wyon, Leonard Charles
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Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge, by L.C. Wyon, 1855. 58mm diameter, 5mm deep, in case 9.5x9.5x1.5cm, detailed inside lid, Joseph Moore Die Sinker Engraver Birmingm. Obverse: head relief profile to right of, and legend, Robert Stephenson; artist at base, L.C. Wyon. Reverse: scene of Britannia Tubular Bridge over the Menai Strait, train passing over, shipping beneath; dates 1846-1850
Details
- Category:
- Coins, Medals & Tokens
- Object Number:
- 1982-1134
- Materials:
- bronze
- Measurements:
-
diameter: 5 x 58 mm
- type:
- medal
- credit:
- Eimer, C. (Sicilian Gallery)
