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Crumlin Viaduct Monmouthshire - Bygone Britain
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Collection medallion |
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| Obverse description | Detailed panoramic view in relief of the Crumlin Viaduct spanning a wooded valley, with tall lattice-girder piers supporting the deck and a hillside settlement visible in the lower left field. A bird in flight appears above the viaduct against a plain upper field. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | Five-line central inscription in italic script occupies the field, with the series title in Gothic lettering at the top of the surrounding border and the subject title in Gothic lettering at the bottom, all separated by a continuous Greek key (meander) ornamental border. A facsimile signature of John Betjeman appears in the lower field beneath the central text. |
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| Reverse lettering | Bygone Britain Crumlin Viaduct, Monmouthshire, completed 1857, once the largest in the world. Engineer: T.W. Kennard. Destroyed by British Railways 1966. Crumlin Viaduct, Monmouthshire. John Betjeman |
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