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Medal - British Industries Fair J.R. Gaunt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | Relief depiction of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet racing aircraft 'Grosvenor House' in left-facing profile occupying the upper field, with registration markings visible on the fuselage. Below the aircraft, a horizontal rule separates the image from multiple lines of inscribed text in the lower field recording the 1934 London to Melbourne air race record, with the pilots' names arcing along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE BRITISH D·H COMET "GROSVENOR HOUSE" LONDON TO MELBOURNE OCTOBER 19TH-22ND 1934 11,296 MILES IN 72 HOURS AVERAGE SPEED 170 MPH C·W·A·SCOTT-T·CAMPBELL BLACK |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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