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Medal - Benedetto Pistrucci gilt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Benedetto Pistrucci in right-facing profile, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair. The legend BENEDETTO PISTRUCCI curves along the left and right of the inner field, separated from the rim by a decorative scalloped border. A small engraver's monogram appears below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Three overlapping circular depictions of Pistrucci's iconic St. George and the Dragon design as used on British sovereigns, arranged in a trefoil composition within a scalloped border. The upper coin bears the legend HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE around the St. George motif, while the lower-left and lower-right coins are dated 1821 and 1893 respectively, each inscribed B.P. in the exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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