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Award Stanley Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical semi-nude female figure personifying Africa, wearing an elephant-head helmet, seated and turning to the right, pouring water from a vessel to represent the Congo and Nile rivers. Her left foot rests on a crocodile in the lower field. In the background, a mountain range rises to the left and a radiant rising sun appears to the right. The legend CONGO / NILE / RVWENZORI / 1887-1889 is inscribed in the upper field. The engraver's signature appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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