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Medal - George IV Royal Visit, W.S. Mossop, white metal
| Location | Ireland |
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| Year | 1821 |
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| Composition | White metal |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of George IV facing left, with laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the nape, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The engraver's signature MOSSOP appears below the truncation. The peripheral legend runs around the full circumference. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing allegorical female figure, crowned and draped, playing a harp and symbolising Ireland or Concordia, flanked to the left by a flaming altar and to the right by a seated putto and a pile of military trophies including a helmet and shield. In the exergue, the engraver's name MOSSOP appears above crossed maces and a castle emblem, with the date MDCCCXXI below. The peripheral legend runs around the upper arc of the field. |
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