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Award Newbegin Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1933 |
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| Diameter | 52 mm |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of a bare-shouldered female figure in three-quarter view facing right, her hair styled up, holding a large sheaf of delphinium flower spikes across her body with both hands. The figure fills the field with no legend, the smooth background contrasting with the finely detailed floral elements in relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central decorative cartouche in relief bearing the die-struck inscription naming the medal, with engraved recipient name, purpose, and date. A delphinium spike in relief appears above the cartouche and a delphinium leaf spray below it. The circular legend naming the issuing society runs around the upper periphery. Maker's marks and hallmarks appear at the bottom of the field below the cartouche. |
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| Reverse lettering | BRITISH DELPHINIUM SOCIETY / THE JOSEPHINE NEWBEGIN MEMORIAL MEDAL / S. HALFORD ROBERTS. / FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. / 1933. |
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