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Award - George III Sanskrit Prize, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1809 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | Standing female figure in Indian dress, adorned with jewellery including necklaces and bracelets, facing right and holding a stylus or pen, with a cobra rising behind her head. She stands on a decorated platform beside a small altar or plinth, with lotus flowers in the field. A small engraver's initial appears in the lower right of the exergue line. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears entirely Devanagari script, with a two-line central legend reading श्री विद्या वरः within an inner circle, surrounded by a circular border inscription in Sanskrit also in Devanagari characters filling the entire field. |
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| Reverse lettering | श्री विद्या वरः |
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