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Medal - Victoria Clifton Suspension Bridge
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Detailed scenic view of the Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge, with rocky cliffs on either side and sailing vessels on the river below. The landscape is rendered in fine relief with trees and buildings visible in the background. The maker's legend PAYNE & THOMPSON BRISTOL appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely typographic design in the field, presenting commemorative text recording key engineering statistics of the bridge in multiple lines. The inscription fills the entire face of the medal without a central portrait or decorative device. |
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