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Award - Universal Cookery & Food Exhibition gold

Location United Kingdom
Year 1902
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Period Early 20th century
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Obverse description Two standing allegorical figures in high relief dominate the field; a winged female figure at right holds a laurel branch aloft while guiding a smaller aproned figure at left who gestures toward a decorative urn on a pedestal. A terrestrial globe appears in the lower right background, accompanied by a lion, a pineapple, and other symbolic elements suggestive of international culinary arts.
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Obverse lettering RESTALL BIRM
Reverse description A laurel wreath encircles the central field, surmounted by a royal crown at the top. Within the wreath, the Latin inscription HONORIS CAUSA LONDINI is struck in three lines. A circular legend reading UNIVERSAL COOKERY & FOOD EXHIBITION runs along the outer border. Hallmark cartouches bearing the maker's initials and the .375 gold fineness mark are visible at the base of the wreath.
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