RMS Queen Mary 1936 1936 front RMS Queen Mary 1936 1936 back
RMS Queen Mary 1936 1936 photo
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RMS Queen Mary

1936 year
Aluminium 6.04 g 37.7 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
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
References
Numista
N#388258
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.