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Medal - George III Acts of Union, gilt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1800 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Two allegorical female figures, representing Britannia (left) and Hibernia (right), stand facing one another and jointly grasp a fasces entwined with an olive branch, with a pyramid rising behind them. Between them at centre, a small winged figure of Erin leans against an Irish harp, and a Union shield is displayed in the lower field, flanked by a cornucopia at lower left. The engraver's name HANCOCK appears in the lower field, and the date 1800 is inscribed in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIENDSHIP UNION AND PEACE 1800 |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE LAW GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITED MDCCC |
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