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| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1797 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Queen Elizabeth I facing slightly left, depicted in high relief wearing an elaborate Elizabethan ruff collar, jewelled necklaces, and an ornate embroidered gown. The circular legend runs around the periphery of the field within a reeded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | REGINA · ELIZABETHA · SCHOLAE · REGIAE · DE · PENRITH · FUNDATRIX |
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| Reverse lettering | HOC MERITI SINGULARIS PRAEMIUM NE VIRTUTI BONISQ. MORIBUS, NEC STUDIO LITERARUM EGREGIO, HOS INTRA PARIETES, AUT SUA DESIT GRATIA, AUT INCITAMENTUM, DONO DEDIT, GULS. BLEAMIRE ARMR. GUBERNATOR A.D. 1797 |
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