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Medal - Tutankhamun Commemorative Collection 1932 The Dig Lasted Years
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel plated copper (with selective colour) |
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| Obverse description | Two Egyptian pyramids dominate the lower field, depicted against a desert ground line. The upper field and lower border are filled with raised hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged in vertical cartouche-style columns, incorporating figures of birds, ankh symbols, and other Egyptian motifs in relief. |
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| Reverse description | Colourised central field depicting a suited male figure wearing a broad-brimmed hat and examining a document or map, representing an archaeologist or explorer. Behind him, a desert landscape features a pyramid, a caravan of camels, a tomb entrance at lower centre, and a large sun in the upper right field. A decorative border of alternating red, blue, and dark circular motifs surrounds the heptagonal coloured insert. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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