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Medal - Opening of Thames Tunnel W. Griffin
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Advertising medallion |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | THAMES TUNNEL AND OTHER MEDALS TO BE HAD OF THE PUBLISHER W. GRIFFIN 25 CHANGE ALLEY CORNHILL LONDON |
| Reverse description | The field depicts a detailed interior view of the Thames Tunnel showing two parallel barrel-vaulted archways receding in perspective, with a central dividing pier and figures suggested in the distance. Below the architectural scene, a two-line legend appears within a rectangular exergue, all enclosed by a beaded border. |
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