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| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | The official Festival of Britain emblem in high relief, depicting a helmeted female head in profile surmounting a four-pointed compass star with sunburst rays, the date 1951 flanking the lower central point. The legend FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN curves along the upper periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed aerial bird's-eye view of the Festival of Britain South Bank exhibition site, showing pavilions, the distinctive Dome of Discovery, the Skylon structure, the Royal Festival Hall, Hungerford Bridge crossing the Thames, and the river foreground, all rendered in fine engraved relief across the entire field. |
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