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Medal - Opening of Tower Bridge Queen Victoria, Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra of Denmark
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1894 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Three jugate busts in high relief facing left: Princess Alexandra draped with a choker necklace to the far left, Queen Victoria crowned and draped with a pearl necklace in the centre, and Prince Albert Edward in military uniform with epaulettes to the right. The field is plain with no legend, the design filling the full flan within a raised rim. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in high relief, with several vessels including a steamship passing beneath the raised bascules. A city arms shield flanked by a female figure appears in the lower exergue, and a decorative civic emblem is struck above the bridge in the upper field. The curved legend arcs along the upper rim, with a two-line inscription along the lower rim interrupted by the heraldic device. The engraver's signature F. BOWCHER. FECIT appears in the lower left field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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