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Medal - Victoria African & Canadian Chiefs' Peace Medal
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Diameter | 45 mm |
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| Obverse description | Young diademed bust of Queen Victoria facing left in high relief, wearing a jewelled crown and with hair drawn up in a chignon, within a raised border. The circumferential legend reads VICTORIA D: G: BRIT: REGINA F:D: in incuse letters. |
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| Reverse description | The full Royal Arms of the United Kingdom displayed in high relief at centre, surmounted by a royal helm, crown, and lion crest, with a crowned lion supporter to the left and a chained unicorn supporter to the right. The Garter motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE encircles the shield, a scroll below bears the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT flanked by floral emblems of the constituent nations, and the date 1840 appears in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE · DIEU ET MON DROIT · 1840 |
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