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Medal - Victoria Cambridge University, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1842 |
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| Weight | 39.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland, in right profile, depicted in military dress uniform with ornate epaulettes and decorative collar, in high relief against a smooth field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, with the date 1842 appearing at the base. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed three-quarter perspective view of the Senate House, Cambridge, with robed academic figures processing before the building in the middle ground. Above the building, the Percy family coat of arms with supporters is displayed in the upper segment, flanked by the legend. Below the building, the University of Cambridge coat of arms radiates with sunburst motifs, with SENATE HOUSE inscribed above and the lower legend arcing around the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | ESPERANCE EN DIEU SENATE HOUSE. ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA. |
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