Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge

Made:
1855 in Birmingham
artist:
Wyon, Leonard Charles
Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge

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Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge
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Bronze medal of Britannia (Menai) bridge
Science Museum Group
© 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)