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Award - Royal College of Science for Ireland, W. Wyon
| Location | Ireland |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | High-relief crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair elaborately dressed and bound with a diadem. The engraver's signature W. WYON R.A. appears on the truncation. A beaded border frames the design, with a Tudor rose ornament at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Within a raised inner circle, a crowned Irish harp with a female figure as the pillar is displayed at the top of the field, flanked by two shamrock sprigs, with a third shamrock below the legend. The three-line inscription fills the lower portion of the field. The border consists of a broad decorative wreath featuring roses, thistles, shamrocks and other floral motifs in high relief. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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