ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
BORN 1806. DIED SEP.15, 1859
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
View of the ship SS Great Eastern right.
Reverse lettering
THE `GREAT EASTERN` STEAM SHIP //
SCREW, PADDLE, AND SAIL. FOUR DECKS. // WOULD ACCOMMODATE 10,000
TROOPS.
J. MOORE F:
692 Ft LONG. 83 Ft WIDE. // HEIGHT OF HULL 60 Ft. // 24,000 TONS
BURDEN. // 2,600 HORSE POWER.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Joseph Moore Limited, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1845-1951)
