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Medal - The Mint The Birmingham Mint
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Weight | 45.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a coiner or mint worker seated at an anvil, striking a coin with a hammer, surmounted by a balance scale bearing coins and metal. To the right, a small medallion portrait bust in profile is incorporated into the design. The legend THE BIRMINGHAM MINT arcs around the upper field, with the founding date 1794 appearing below the central device on a ribbon cartouche, flanked by laurel sprigs at the base. A small engraver's initial H appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly detailed bird's-eye perspective view of the Birmingham Mint factory complex, showing a large multi-wing industrial building with arched windows and a tall central chimney stack. The legend THE MINT appears below the building in the lower field, with the date 1860 beneath it, referencing the year the Mint premises were established. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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