Medal - Opening of the New Channel to Newport

€154,235.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1831
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
Composition
Weight
Diameter51 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohn Ottley
Reference(s) BHM#1549, Eimer#1242
Obverse descriptionShip to the right.
Obverse letteringTEES NAVIGATION COMPy INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARL; 1808 NEW CHANNEL OPENED 27 SEPTr. 1810 MELIORA SPERAMUS
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionShips passing through the canal.
Reverse letteringIN COMMEMORATION OF THE OPENING OF THE // NEW CHANNEL TO NEWPORT // ON THE 10 FEBy. 1831 AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS FOR // DEEPENING & STRAIGHTENING // THE REST OF THE CHANNEL // OF THE RIVER BETWEEN // STOCKTON & THE SEA
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1831  - -
Catalog ID2043208350
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