Medal - Great Sunderland Bridge Lottery

€117,383.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1816
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionPewter
Weight31.7 g
Diameter44.6 mm
Thickness3 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeThomas Halliday
Reference(s) BHM#930, Eimer#1087
Obverse descriptionA view of Grand Sunderland bridge, ship sailing beneath.
Obverse letteringGRAND SUNDERLAND BRIDGE BUILT A.D. 1796.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description10-line inscription with date, legend surrounding.
Reverse letteringTO COMMEMORATE THE GRAND SUNDERLAND BRIDGE LOTTERY, & THE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS PRICES AT WHICH IS WAS SOLD TO THE PUBLIC BY I. SIVEWRIGHT, CONTRACTOR, 1816 PRESENTED TO ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN THIS LOTTERY+
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1816  - -
Catalog ID6082005260
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