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Award - Victoria Birmingham School of Design
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1842 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Young bare-shouldered bust of Queen Victoria left, wearing a mural crown and a drop necklace, set within a quadrilobe inner border. The engraver's signature J. MOORE is visible at the base of the bust. The circular legend around reads BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTS FOUNDED MDCCCXXI, with decorative foliate ornaments at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Birmingham civic arms — a quartered shield — displayed at the centre of a quadrilobe field with a diaper-patterned background. To the left of the shield, an artist's palette with brushes and pencils; to the right, a mechanical press or screw device; above the shield, a set square and compasses. A ribbon banner below the shield bears the motto FORWARD. The circular legend reads BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF DESIGN FOUNDED MDCCCXLII. |
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