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Medal - National Railway Museum (Southern Railway) ND
| Copper-nickel | 12.96 g | 31 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 12.96 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#377943 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
English (Tudor) Rose in centre surrounded by the four coats of arms of the different companies incorporated into Southern Railway Company in 1923. Clockwise from top right: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR), London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), South Eastern Railway (SER) and London and South Western Railway (LSWR). Text surrounds crests above and below, around edge.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
INCORPORATED 1923
Edge
Reeded
Comment
In 1921, Parliament passed the Railways Act (also known as the Grouping Act) to combine all of the UK's railway companies into four large companies - the 'Big Four' of Southern Railway (SR), Great Western Railway (GWR), London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which formally began operating in 1923.The National Railway Museum in York produced four tokens paying homage to the 'Big Four'. Their website: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/
