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Award - William IV The King's Medal

Location United Kingdom
Year 1831
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Composition Silver
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Detailed depiction of the Gothic tomb effigy of William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, showing the recumbent figure in full episcopal vestments atop an ornate canopied tomb chest decorated with heraldic shields and Gothic tracery. The upper legend reads ETIAM SEPULTI VIVIT FAMA WYKEHAMI, with OBIT XXVII SEPT. / A.D. / MCCCCIV inscribed in the lower field.
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Reverse lettering ETIAM SEPULTI VIVIT FAMA WYKEHAMI OBIT XXVII SEPT. A.D. MCCCCIV
(Translation: Even buried the fame of Wykeham lives Died 27 September 1404)
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