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| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Reference(s) | Storer MiN#2061 , BDM II#263 , BDM VII#371 |
| Obverse description | A bold cast portrait bust of William Lawrence in high relief, shown almost full-face, set within a recessed circular field framed by an elaborate scrolled border. The surrounding legend reads WILLIAM LAWRENCE 1783-1867 ST BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPIT, distributed around the border in raised letters. |
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| Reverse description | A standing nude youth in high relief presses between a shield-shaped tablet, flanked by two crouching allegorical female figures representing Wisdom and Science, who gesture toward the Greek inscription ΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤ ΤΕΥΕ IN ('Ever to Excel') inscribed upon it. The recipient's name T. J. HORDER appears in the upper legend, and the date 1898 is displayed on a scrolled cartouche at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Greek |
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