Engraving plates (Engraving coins)

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Accession number

1981.322.1

Description

Engraving brass plate on lead backing. The engraving depicts Queen Victoria's in profile facing right and wearing a crown. The words: "Opened By Her Majesty Queen Victoria May 1886" engraved in reverse along the perimeter of the plate.

Marks

Opened By Her Majesty Queen Victoria May 1886 Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Copper
Processed Material/Metal/Lead

Credit Line

Engraving plates (Engraving coins), 1981.322.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Social History Domestic Technology Technology

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