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Award - Victoria Murphy Medal
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Edward Murphy facing left, with beard and side-whiskers, set within a raised border. The circumferential legend reads EDWARD MURPHY DONOR flanked by shamrock ornaments at the sides, with FOUNDED A: D: 1873 along the lower arc. The engravers' signature J.S. & A.B. WYON appears in small lettering at the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | EDWARD MURPHY DONOR FOUNDED A: D: 1873 |
| Reverse description | Central field contains a five-line inscription within an open wreath of maple leaves tied at the base with a ribbon bow; a beaver in relief appears at the lower interior of the wreath, and a shamrock ornament at the top interior. The circumferential legend CATHOLIC COMMERCIAL ACADEMY runs along the upper arc, with MONTREAL along the lower arc, flanked by small shamrock stops. |
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