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Medal - Battle of Hastings Spink, gold, 57mm
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Diameter | 57 mm |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned effigy of William I facing front, crowned and robed, holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left, set beneath a decorative Romanesque arch. The legend arcs around the border reading WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR above and 900TH ANNIVERSARY below, separated by small star stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR 900TH ANNIVERSARY |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a relief map of the English Channel showing the coastlines of southern England and Normandy, with four Norman longboats under sail crossing the water. Place names are inscribed on the map including HASTINGS, PEVENSEY, BAYEUX, NORMANDY, and ROUEN. The surrounding border legend reads THE LAST INVASION OF BRITAIN above and THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS below, with the date 1066 divided either side of the central map. The minter's name SPINK LONDON appears in the lower exergue. |
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