Medal (Reverse), commemorating opening of Forth Railway Bridge

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This is the reverse of a bronze medal commemorating the opening of the Forth Railway Bridge in 1890 by Edward, Prince of Wales. The medal was made by L.C. Lauer of Nuremburg.

The inscription on the reverse states that 'THE/ BRIDGE/ WAS/ OPENED BY H.R.H./ THE PRINCE OF WALES/ ON TUESDAY MARCH 4, 1890' and that 'THE BRIDGE WAS BEGUN IN DECEMBER 1882'. It also gives the dimensions and the cost of the bridge.

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• Online ID: 000-100-067-585-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1983.7
• Date: 1890
  
• Material: Bronze
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 64 mm D x 4 mm deep
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Edward, Prince of Wales
  Ludwig Christoph Lauer, Nurnberg (Maker)
  
• Where: Germany, Nurnberg
  Scotland, Forth Railway Bridge
  
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• Description: Bronze medal of the Forth (Railway) Bridge on its opening by Edward, Prince of Wales, 1890, and made by L.C. Lauer of Nurnberg
  
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