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Award Franco-British Exhibition, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1908 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Two seated allegorical female figures, representing France (left, with RF shield) and Britannia (right, helmeted with Union shield), clasp hands in the centre of the field, encouraged by a standing winged figure of Peace bearing an olive branch above them. The legend LONDON MDCCCCVIII arcs around the upper field, with RF to the left. The engraver's signature F. BOWCHER F. 1908 appears in the lower exergue, with VAUGHTON BIRM. to the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A draped female figure stands to the left in high relief, holding a laurel wreath and raising a flag, with a laurel wreath at her feet; behind her, a detailed panoramic view of the White City exhibition buildings fills the right field. A rectangular cartouche in the lower centre bears the engraved recipient name JOHN FARRAH LTD HARROGATE. The legend FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION arcs around the upper field, with the maker's signatures VAUGHTON BIRM. at lower left and F. BOWCHER F. 1908 at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION |
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