Medal Plymouth Breakwater; white metal
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1848 |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Number | N# 413180 |
| References | BHM# 2326 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Daniel Fearon; 1984. Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals - 1558 To The Present Day: with valuations. Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
Plymouth Breakwater
Obverse
View of the lighthouse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE
DESIGNED BY
WALKER & BURGESS
ENGINEERS
WAS COMMENCED 1842 ERECTED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF WILLIAM STUART C.E. COMPLETED 1844.
Reverse
Breakwater dividing legend
Script: Latin
Lettering:
COMMENCED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ADMIRALTY 12TH AUG 1812. LENGTH 7,100 FEET, STONE DEPOSITED 3,638,646 TONS, COST £ 1,500,000.
THIS MEDAL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER, WAS STRUCK BY ORDER OF W.STUART, SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER. AFTER A CONNECTION OF 37 YEARS WITH THAT UNDERTAKING.
22ND AUG 1848.
Mint
Allen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1848 | |||||||||||||||
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