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Award - Victoria Leander Medal, 2nd type
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Diameter | 45 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin, Latin (Fraktur blackletter) |
| Obverse lettering | PERGE ITA UT FIT / LEANDER MEDAL |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a large oak wreath tied with a ribbon at the base, enclosing a multi-line engraved inscription recording the medal's founding and the recipient details. The text identifies this as the Humphery Memorial Medal, instituted 1880 by the Misses C & J. Humphery in memory of their late father, Hon. Teacher of Swimming to the Serpentine Club, to be swum for annually in the Serpentine; won by J. Vickars, 1st Prize, time 22m 25sec, Sept. 3, 1898. |
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