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Award Birmingham Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse lettering | AWARDED BY THE GAS INSTITUTE FOR ORIGINALITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE & APPLICATION OF COAL GAS WILLIAM MURDOCH |
| Reverse description | Central rectangular panel in relief depicting the conjoined busts in left-facing profile of four figures identified below as Perkin, Bunsen, Malam, and Clegg. The panel is surmounted by a large gasometer structure. Two winged putti flank the central composition, each accompanied by scientific or industrial attributes. A heraldic shield with laurel and oak branches appears at the base. The title legend is inscribed on a raised band below the central panel. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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