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Castell Caernarfon tourist souvenir token
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Diameter | 44.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed relief view of Caernarfon Castle with its characteristic polygonal towers and battlemented curtain walls occupying the central field. The legend CASTELL CAERNARFON arcs along the upper rim, while the Welsh inscription TWR YR ERYR curves along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a fully inscribed field filled with descriptive text in raised relief across multiple lines, referencing King Edward I and the construction of Caernarfon Castle. The Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments logo, comprising a stylised globe motif alongside the Cadw wordmark, appears in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | AT CAERNARFON, KING EDWARD I SURPASSED EVEN HIS OWN HIGH STANDARDS OF CASTLE-BUILDING. THE RESULT IS A MASTERPIECE OF MASSIVE PROPORTION AND REGAL STYLE WITH TOWERS AND TURRETS DOMINATING THE SKYLINE. THE WALLS AND TOWERS HAVE 'BANDS' OF CONTRASTING COLOURED STONE, INSPIRED, POSSIBLY, BY THE GREAT WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE, ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD. Cadw WELSH HISTORIC MONUMENTS |
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