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Award Photographic Society of India, bronze
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | A semi-nude Indian female figure seated left on a stone plinth, wearing jewellery and a draped lower garment, holding a lotus flower in her left hand and displaying a framed starburst motif in her right. She is set before a backdrop of Mughal-style cusped arches and ornamental lattice screens, with lotus blossoms and pads depicted in the exergue. The engravers' signature J.S. & A.B. WYON SC. appears in the lower left field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the circular legend THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF INDIA around the periphery. The central field displays a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon, enclosing engraved text recording the award: EXHIBITION 1889, SECTION 17, AWARDED TO, Shib Churn Dutt & Co. |
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