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Award - Victoria Newton Medal
| Location | Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Isaac Newton in high relief facing right, with flowing hair, occupying most of the field. The legend ISAACUS NEWTONUS curves around the periphery, and the engraver's signature W. WYON SC. MINT is visible in small letters below the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Detailed frontal elevation of the old Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow in high relief, depicting a neoclassical building with a prominent portico of Ionic columns, pediment, and domed roof. The two-line Latin inscription appears in the lower exergue below the architectural depiction. |
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