Conjoined busts left in a round frame, royal regalia above with oak and laurel wreath to the sides.
Obverse lettering
QUEEN
VICTORIA & / PR. ALBERT
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Ship right, shell above and Union Jack below.
Reverse lettering
LENGTH 322 Ft BREADTH 50 Ft 6 In DEPTH
32 Ft 6 In // 26 STATE ROOMS WITH 1 BED Eh 115 With 2 BEDS Eh
THE GREAT BRITAIN
BUILT BY THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM COMPY.
ALLEN & MOORE / BIRM.
TOTAL Wht OF IRON 1500Tns. 1000 HORSE POWER // LAUNCHED BY H.R.H.
PRINCE ALBERT JULY 19.1843
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Allen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855)
