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Medal - Victoria East Indian Railway
| Location | India - British |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bare-headed bust of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing a small crown and with hair dressed in a chignon, set within a wide plain field. The legend VICTORIA REGINA is incused in spaced capitals along the left and right periphery respectively, within a raised border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The entire field is filled with a multi-line commemorative inscription in raised capital lettering recording the projection, commencement and opening of the East Indian Railway. A circular border legend in smaller italic script runs around the full periphery of the die, reading: 'Prosper the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.' The date A.D. MDCCCLX appears prominently in the lower field. |
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