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Award Duke of Devonshire Literary Prize
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Diameter | 51 mm |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief view of Lismore Castle depicted from across the River Blackwater, with a stone arched bridge in the foreground and trees flanking the composition. The castle's battlemented towers and multi-windowed facade are rendered in fine relief against an open field, with no legends present. |
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| Reverse description | Within a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow, the central field bears a multi-line Latin inscription awarding the prize to a named recipient, with the recipient's name C.R. Kidd and date 1889 engraved in the lower portion. The legend SUNT HIC ETIAM SUA PRAEMIA LAUDI curves along the outer border. The maker's name MUNSEY. CAMBRIDGE. appears in small letters at the base below the wreath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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