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Award - Victoria Exhibition of Women's Industries - Sydney

Location New South Wales
Year 1888
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Period 19th century
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Obverse description Left-facing bust of Lady Cecilia Annetta Carrington, her hair dressed up and adorned with small flowers, in high relief at centre. The circumferential legend reads around the field, with star stops flanking the date and place at the base. The engraver's signature AMOR appears in small relief below the truncation.
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Reverse description The arms of New South Wales — a quartered cross with a lion passant in the centre and six-pointed stars in the quarters, surmounted by a mural crown — occupies the central field, framed by a wreath of Australian native flora including waratah, banksia, and other native blossoms tied at the base. The circumferential legend is arranged around the upper portion of the field. The engraver's mark AMOR · SYDNEY · appears in the lower exergue.
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