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Medal - Victoria Keying Voyage, T. Halliday, white metal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Diameter | 45 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by eleven lines of incuse Latin-script text set within a plain raised border, recording the historical account of the junk's voyage from Canton to England. |
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| Reverse lettering | THIS REMARKABLE VESSEL IS A JUNK OF THE LARGEST CLASS, AND IS THE FIRST SHIP CONSTRUCTED BY THE CHINESE WHICH HAS REACHED EUROPE, OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. THIS JUNK WAS PURCHASED AUGUST, 1846, AT CANTON, BY A FEW ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMEN. SHE SAILED FROM HONG KONG 6TH DECEMBER, 1846, ROUNDED THE CAPE 31ST MARCH, 1847 ARRIVED IN ENGLAND 27TH MARCH, 1848. |
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