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Award - Victoria Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition
| Location | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Diameter | 51 mm |
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| Obverse description | Minerva, helmeted and draped, standing in right profile, extends a laurel wreath over a kneeling female figure who holds a staff, set against a tropical landscape with palm trees and mountains in the field. Floral and star motifs appear in the lower left foreground, with the engraver's signature faintly visible along the base line. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central sunken circular field bearing the four-line inscription AGRICULTURAL / AND / INDUSTRIAL / EXHIBITION in raised lettering, surrounded by a beaded border. The circular legend ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES runs along the upper periphery and MAURITIUS along the lower periphery, separated by pellets. |
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