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Medal - Victoria Duke of Devonshire, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, in left profile, wearing an ornately embroidered academic or ceremonial robe with decorative clasps visible at the shoulder. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the border, with the date 1862 at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCEPS ILLUSTRISS: GULIELMUS CAVENDISH DEVONIAE DUX ACAD: CANTAB: CANCELL: 1862. |
| Reverse description | Detailed interior perspective view of the Senate House, University of Cambridge, flanked by tall fluted columns and showing figures on the floor below a coffered ceiling. Above the architectural scene, a winged allegorical figure flies to the left, holding a laurel wreath and a palm branch. The four-line Latin legend occupies the lower field below the architectural scene. |
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