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RMS Queen Mary
1936 yearAluminium | 6.04 g | 37.7 mm |
Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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Issuing entity | J.R. Gaunt & Son Birmingham |
Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
Year | 1936 |
Composition | Aluminium |
Weight | 6.04 g |
Diameter | 37.7 mm |
Thickness | 2.2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-14 |
Numista | N#388258 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WORLD'S LARGEST LINER
73,000 TONS
LENGTH 1,004 FT.
HEIGHT 234 FT.
LAUNCHED SEPT 26TH 1934
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR 1936
STAND D 526 OLYMPIA
J.R. GAUNT & SON LTD.
BIRMINGHAM
ADVERTISING & METAL NOVELTIES, SOUVENIRS ETC.
Engraver: J.R. Gaunt
Edge
Plain
Comment
The British Industries Fair, 1936, opened on February 17 at Olympia, London, was the largest trade fair in the world at the time.