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Medal - British Banknotes Five Pounds Britannia
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 54 g |
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| Obverse description | Seated figure of Britannia in high relief at centre, holding a trident in her right hand and wheat sheaves in her left, set within an ornate oval cartouche surmounted by a mural crown and flanked by scrolling acanthus foliage. The series legend appears above on a horizontal band, itself topped by a rampant lion in relief; the Bayerisches Münzkontor mintmark appears at the lower centre within the decorative wreath. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH BANKNOTES |
| Reverse description | A prowling lion dominates the upper field, resting its forepaw on two overlapping colour-printed representations of the Bank of England £5 Series B banknote (obverse and reverse). To the left, an ornate floral cartouche bearing the denomination £5 hangs from a decorative chain, with a circular £5 medallion above. The legend is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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