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Award Birley Medal, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Herbert Birley facing three-quarters left, depicted as a bearded middle-aged gentleman in civilian dress. The surrounding legend reads his name with birth and death dates, separated by rosette stops, with the engraver's signature A. WYON visible at lower right in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BORN 1821 ·:· HERBERT BIRLEY ·:· DIED 1890 |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a large laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow, enclosing a lightly engine-turned field. The three-line legend MANCHESTER / EVENING / SCHOOLS is displayed in raised relief within the wreath, with the engraver's signature A. WYON SC. visible at lower right. |
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