medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway
- Made:
- 1830
Commemorative medal, pewter, Liverpool & Manchester Railway, commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, September 15th 1830. Obverse: George Stephenson, Engineer, inscribed ‘Geo. Stephenson Esq., Engineer'. Reverse: train passing over bridge of four arches, inscribed ‘Bridge at Newton. Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened Sept. 15 1830’.
Details
- Category:
- Coins and Medals
- Object Number:
- 1984-7215
- Materials:
- pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 3 mm, 46 mm,
- type:
- medal