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Medal - Victoria Coronation, white metal, 46mm
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1838 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair elaborately dressed with a jewelled diadem and braided chignon. The circumferential legend reads around the entire border, with VICTORIA arching across the upper field. A suspension hole is pierced at the top rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE JUNE 20. 1837. IN THE 19. YEAR OF HER AGE. |
| Reverse description | An allegorical coronation scene in high relief depicts Queen Victoria enthroned at centre, crowned and holding a sceptre, flanked by classical female figures representing Britannia, Justice with scales, and Abundance with a cornucopia; a lion reclines at her feet. The legend CORONATION arches above, with AT WESTMINSTER and the date in the lower exergue. A suspension hole is pierced at the top rim. |
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