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Award Tennyson Medal for English Literature
| Location | South Australia |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Edge | Recipient name and date engraved |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Lord Alfred Tennyson facing right, depicting the poet with long flowing hair and a full beard, wearing a coat with lapels. A small engraver's signature is visible at the lower left of the truncation. The field is plain with no legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large laurel wreath occupies the central field, enclosing the two-line inscription 'SOUTH AUSTRALIA' in raised relief. The circular legend 'TENNYSON MEDAL FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE' runs around the upper periphery, with a small star device at the base. |
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