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Award - George III Porteus Medal, gilt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of George III facing left in high relief, wearing a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the nape and a cuirass with decorative shoulder clasp. The Latin legend encircles the bust along the raised border of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A finely engraved three-quarter perspective view of the gatehouse facade of Christ's College, Cambridge, showing the crenellated twin towers flanking the central arched entrance gate adorned with a heraldic relief. A Latin legend arcs along the upper border, while a five-line inscription in the lower exergue names the donor Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, and the date 1808. A small engraver's signature appears just below the building. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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