Medal - Victoria Diamond Jubilee, Cape Town

€2.00
LocationCape of Good Hope (South Africa (pre-Union))
Year1897
TypePersonality medal
CompositionPewter
Weight20.3 g
Diameter39 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) AM2#57 , W&E#3279A1 , Laidlaw#0276b
Obverse descriptionVeiled diademed bust left
Obverse letteringIN HER REIGN LITERATURE SCIENCE & ART FLOURISHED. THE COLONIES WERE UNITED. LEGISLATION FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE PEOPLE WAS ENACTED
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend
Reverse letteringVIVAT REGINA “HER COURT WAS PURE; HER LIFE SERENE, A THOUSAND CLAIMS TO REVERENCE CLOSED IN HER AS MOTHER WIFE AND QUEEN.” TENNYSON DIAMOND JUBILEE CAPE TOWN 1897. PRESENTED BY R.D.IRWIN
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHeaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
Mintage1897  - -
Catalog ID5375533340
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