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Award - George VI Patron's Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Composition | Gold (.375) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King George VI in high relief facing left, with engraver's initials 'HP' below the truncation. The circumferential Latin legend reads around the upper field, with the Roman numeral date MCMXXXVII placed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX SOC: REG: LOND: PATRONVS MCMXXXVII |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing effigy of Sir Isaac Newton in classical robes facing right, holding a book, set on a plinth inscribed 'NEWTON' in the lower field. To the left is a diagram of planetary orbits, and to the right a schematic of an optical or mechanical instrument. The circumferential Latin legend arcs across the upper field. |
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