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Medal - Victoria Handel Festival
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of George Frideric Handel facing left, wearing a cap and cloak with draped collar. The name HANDEL appears vertically in the right field, and the maker's signature PINCHES LONDON is inscribed along the lower rim. The border is composed of fine beading. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly ornate lyre depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, decorated with scrollwork, acanthus foliage, and a sun face with radiating rays at the top. The instrument rests on an elaborately decorated base. The maker's signature PINCHES LONDON appears in small lettering along the lower exergue. The field is otherwise plain. |
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