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Award - Victoria Patron's Medal, gold
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1837 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Diademed effigy of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair dressed in loose waves gathered at the nape, in high relief against a polished field. The circular Latin legend reads around the periphery, with PATRONA. appearing in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse description | Three classical female allegorical figures representing the Arts stand in high relief at the centre of the field; the central figure holds a painter's palette, the left figure carries a portfolio, and the right figure holds a book or scroll. A cherub's head appears at the lower right between the figures. The engraver's signature WYON MINT is inscribed at the lower left rim. The legend AEMULA QUAEQUE SORORIS arcs above, and a rectangular tablet at the base bears the inscription ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS LONDON. INSTITUTED MDCCLXVIII. |
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| Reverse lettering | AEMULA QUAEQUE SORORIS ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS LONDON. INSTITUTED MDCCLXVIII |
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