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Medal - Great London Exposition Prize Gold
| Location | Australia |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Weight | 365 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Ceres in high relief, her hair elaborately dressed with braids and adorned with a richly detailed wreath incorporating wheat ears, grapes, hops, and foliage. The legend curves around the upper and lower field, with the engraver's signature W. KULLRICH F. inscribed in small letters below the bust near the exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two allegorical female figures in classical dress: Britannia seated at right, wearing a diadem and holding a trident in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left, while a kneeling figure representing a colonial territory at left presents a cornucopia overflowing with produce and fruit. The facade of the 1862 International Exhibition building in South Kensington occupies the background in low relief, with a tall-masted sailing ship visible to the left. The legend arcs across the upper field and the engraver's inscription appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | HINC LAUDEM FORTES SPERATE COLONI W. KULLRICH INV. ET FECIT BEROLINI (Translation: The strong colonists hope for this praise.) |
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