| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Weight | |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
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| Reference(s) | BHM#2326 |
| Obverse description | View of the lighthouse |
| Obverse lettering | THE BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE DESIGNED BY WALKER & BURGESS ENGINEERS WAS COMMENCED 1842 ERECTED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF WILLIAM STUART C.E. COMPLETED 1844. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Breakwater dividing legend |
| Reverse lettering | COMMENCED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ADMIRALTY 12TH AUG 1812. LENGTH 7,100 FEET, STONE DEPOSITED 3,638,646 TONS, COST £ 1,500,000. THIS MEDAL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER, WAS STRUCK BY ORDER OF W.STUART, SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER. AFTER A CONNECTION OF 37 YEARS WITH THAT UNDERTAKING. 22ND AUG 1848. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Allen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855) |
| Mintage | 1848 - - |
| Catalog ID | 7611721850 |
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