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Medal - Voyage of the Chinese junk 'Keying'
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Starboard broadside view of the Chinese junk Keying under sail, depicted in high relief riding stylised waves, with three masts carrying battened sails and multiple pennants flying from the rigging. The legend arcs above the vessel in the upper field, with the maker's name ALLEN & MOORE inscribed in the lower field below the waterline, and a two-line inscription in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE CHINESE JUNK KEYING // ABOUT 800 TONS // BURTHEN |
| Reverse description | Plain concave field bearing a ten-line centred inscription recording the vessel's principal dimensions and the date of her arrival in England, with the final two lines of text arranged along the lower curve of the border. |
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