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Medal - Opening of Thames Tunnel Brunel
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SIR ISAMBART MARC BRUNEL, F . R . S . &c. J.TAYLOR MEDALLIST BIRMh. |
| Reverse description | Detailed perspective view of the interior of the Thames Tunnel showing twin barrel-vaulted passages separated by a central pillar, receding dramatically into the distance. Figures including pedestrians and a horse and rider are depicted in the foreground, conveying the tunnel's scale. A four-line inscription in the lower exergue records key dates in the tunnel's construction and opening. |
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