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Medal - Victoria Diamond Jubilee, Cape Colony, silver
| Location | Cape of Good Hope (South Africa (pre-Union)) |
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| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Personality medal |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria in left profile, wearing the small crown and veil, with elaborate dress and jewellery in high relief. The legend is arranged around the bust in the field, with the engraver's signature F. BONGHER F. visible at the lower right of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of Cape Colony — quarterly with a lion passant in the lower quarters and cross-crosslets in the upper — flanked by two scrolls inscribed with the dates 1837 and 1897, and surmounted by the Royal Arms. Royal cyphers with crowns appear to either side. The whole is encircled by a wreath of laurel and the legends GOD BLESS OUR QUEEN above and CAPE COLONY below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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