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Medal - Victoria Coronation, G.R. Collis

Location United Kingdom
Year 1838
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Diameter 53 mm
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Obverse description Draped bust of Queen Victoria facing three-quarters left, wearing a crown and drop earring, hair dressed in curls and gathered at the nape. The peripheral legend runs around the border, with the motto SPES ALMA RERUM in the field to either side of the effigy.
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Reverse description Two allegorical female figures, representing Piety and Britannia, seated on either side of a pyramid surmounted by a crown; Piety on the left rests her hand on a book and holds a cross, while Britannia on the right wears a helmet and holds a trident and an olive branch. A British lion passant guardant stands in the foreground, and ships are visible on the sea in the right background. The engraver's signature G.R. COLLIS DEL appears in the lower exergue.
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