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Award - Victoria International Health Exhibition

Location United Kingdom
Year 1884
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Composition Gold
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Obverse description High-relief draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing a diadem and veil, occupying the central field. The legend VICTORIA REGINA is inscribed in large incuse letters on either side of the effigy.
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Reverse description Central composition featuring a terrestrial globe surrounded by an abundant arrangement of foliage and fruit, flanked by two standing classical female allegorical figures in high relief; the left figure holds a caduceus and the right holds a laurel wreath and stands beside a flaming torch. Tablet inscriptions HEALTH and EDUCATION appear at the base. The maker's signature J. PINCHES and LONDON are visible at the lower sides. The arc legend THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION curves around the upper field, with LONDON 1884 in the exergue.
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