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Award Desborough Foil Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | High-relief scene depicting three fencers in a fencing salle, with a central standing figure acting as maître d'armes observing two masked fencers engaged in a bout. Fencing masks and equipment are visible on racks in the background. The legend arcs around the upper field with dates flanking the central scene, and the name of the maître d'armes inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A nude female figure seated in three-quarter rear view, leaning against a stone plinth on which a Latin motto is inscribed, with a draped cloth beneath her and a fencing mask and foil at her feet. The award inscription and engraved recipient name and date appear in the right field. The engraver's signature 'FELIX JOUBERT' appears at the lower left. |
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