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Award - Victoria Addiscombe Military Seminary Pollock Prize
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1848-1855 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Major-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B., Bengal Artillery, in left-facing profile, wearing military uniform with epaulettes and decorations, set within a polished field. A circular legend surrounds the bust, with the text arranged in a continuous band reading clockwise from the top, enumerating his eminent services during the 1842 Afghan campaign. The engraver's signature 'B. WYN S.' appears below the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | TO COMMEMORATE EMINENT SERVICES · BRITISH CAPTIVES DELIVERED · MAMOO KHAIL · JUGDULLUCK · TEZEEN · ISTALIF · KYBER PASS · TREACHERY AVENGED · BRITISH HONOR VINDICATED · DISASTERS RETRIEVED · VICTORIES OF MAMOO KHAIL · JUGDULLUCK · TEZEEN · ISTALIF · KYBER PASS · TREACHERY AVENGED · JELALLABAD RELIEVED · MAJOR GENERAL SIR GEORGE POLLOCK G.C.B. BENGAL ARTILLERY · CABUL 1842 |
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| Reverse lettering | MILITARY COLLEGE ADDISCOMBE PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH INHABITANTS OF CALCUTTA AND AWARDED BY THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY TO THE MOST DISTINGUISHED CADET OF THE SEASON POLLOCK PRIZE |
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