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Award - Victoria Madras Exhibition Merit Medal
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair dressed in a chignon with a laurel wreath and ribbon. The engraver's signature B. WYON SC. appears on the truncation. The legend VICTORIA is inscribed to the left and REGINA to the right within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA REGINA |
| Reverse description | An open laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon occupies the centre of the field, enclosing the two-line inscription FOR MERIT. The legend MADRAS EXHIBITION curves along the upper rim outside the wreath. |
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