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Medal - Birmingham Fire Brigade Headquarters bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Architectural elevation in high relief of the Birmingham Fire Brigade Headquarters building, depicting a long multi-storey facade with a prominent clock tower at the right end and a decorative entrance gateway at the left. The design occupies the full field with no legend, separated from a plain exergue below by a horizontal line. |
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| Reverse description | The City of Birmingham coat of arms in relief at centre, surmounted by a large decorative mace or palmette crest. A circular legend around the field reads 'CITY OF BIRMINGHAM' at the top and 'FIRE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS' at the bottom, with an inscription in the field recording the opening by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G., on 2nd December 1935. |
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| Reverse lettering | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM OPENED BY H. R. H. THE DUKE OF KENT, K.G. 2ND DECEMBER 1935. FIRE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS |
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