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Medal - Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 'The British Empire', silvered white metal

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year 1897
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Diameter 76 mm
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Obverse description Large crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria in high relief facing left, wearing the small diamond crown and robes with jewelled neckline. The surrounding legend reads VICTORIA DEI GRA: BRITT: REGINA FID: DEF: IND: IMP, with the commemorative inscription IN COMMEMORATION ANNI REGNI arranged in the left field, and the date MDCCCXCVII in the exergue. The Roman numeral LX appears to the right of the bust, denoting the 60th year of her reign.
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Reverse lettering THE BRITISH EMPIRE A.D. 1897 PEACE LOVE AND UNION DIEU ET MON DROIT
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