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Award Zoological Society of London, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1847 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts a naturalistic composition of diverse exotic birds in high relief, including an eagle, a crane, a pelican, a parrot, ibises, and smaller birds in flight. A horizontal exergual line separates the scene from the legend below, which reads ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 1826 in three lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 1826 |
| Reverse description | The reverse field presents a naturalistic grouping of large exotic mammals in high relief beneath leafy trees, including an elephant, a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a zebu-type bovine, and a shaggy ungulate in the background. A small engraver's signature is visible in the lower left field of the composition. |
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