Starboard view of the junk, single sail from main mast.
Obverse lettering
THE CHINESE JUNK KEYING
BURDEN 750 TONS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
10-Line inscription.
Reverse lettering
THE
FIRST // CHINESE VESSEL // EVER BROUGHT TO // EUROPE, // LENGTH 160
FEET, // BREADTH 55 FEET, // DEPTH OF HOLD // 16 FEET, // ARRIVED
AT ENGLAND // MAR.27 1848
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Allen and Moore, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1844-1855)
