medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Made:
1830
medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway medal commemorating the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

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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