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Elongated Coin - National Railway Museum Stephenson's Rocket 1829
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Oval elongated coin with a beaded border enclosing a detailed relief depiction of Stephenson's Rocket locomotive with tender and two figures, as preserved at the National Railway Museum. The legend NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM curves along the upper border, with the inscriptions 29 MPH, STEPHENSON'S ROCKET, and 1829 arranged in three lines across the upper field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM / 29 MPH / STEPHENSON'S ROCKET / 1829 |
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