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Award - Edward VII Franco-British Exhibition, gilt

Location United Kingdom
Year 1908
Type Award medal
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Reverse description A standing allegorical female figure in classical robes occupies the left field, raising one arm and holding an olive branch in the other, with a laurel wreath at her feet and an oil lamp at her side. The White City exhibition buildings are depicted in relief in the background to the right. A rectangular cartouche in the lower centre bears the engraved recipient name BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO. LONDON. E.C. The legend FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION arcs around the upper border, with the signatures F. BOWCHER F. 1908 and VAUGHTON. BIRM. in the lower field.
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Reverse lettering FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION
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