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Award - George III Historical Society of the University of Dublin
| Location | Ireland |
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| Year | 1782 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | A standing draped female figure in classical robes, depicted in high relief, holds a lyre aloft in the field beside a column. The circular legend reads around the periphery, and the medal retains a suspension loop at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE · BANISH'D · MUSES · SHALL · NO · LONGER · MOURN |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears entirely engraved and struck text across the field in multiple lines, naming the recipient Alexander Marsden and recording the award of the medal by the Historical Society in the University of Dublin for his poem read on Wednesday the 6th of February 1782. A Latin motto arcs around the upper periphery. |
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