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Award - Victoria Diamond Jubilee

Location Ceylon (1597-1972)
Year 1897
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Period Victorian era
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Obverse description Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria in left-facing profile, rendered in high relief. The legend encircles the effigy along the border, with the regnal dates appearing in the lower field.
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Reverse description An elephant standing left before a domed stupa or dagoba, enclosed within a beaded star collar. The commemorative legend surrounds the central device, naming the Governor of Ceylon.
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Reverse lettering CEYLON TO COMMEMORATE SIXTY YEARS OF HER MAJESTY`S REIGN THE RT HON. SIR J. WEST RIDGEWAY. K.C.S.I. GOVERNOR.
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