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Medal - Victoria Houses of Parliament, T. Halliday
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1845 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | A perspective view of the rebuilt Houses of Parliament as seen from the Thames, depicting the Gothic Revival facade with towers and chimneys in low relief. Below the architectural scene, a three-line legend in the lower field and exergue records the destruction and rebuilding of Parliament House. |
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| Obverse lettering | PARLIAMENT HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE OCT 16 1834 REBUILT 1844-5 |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter perspective view of the New Royal Exchange building, rendered in low relief, showing its classical colonnaded facade and prominent tower or cupola. The legend arcs around the upper field, with a three-line inscription in the lower field recording the laying of the foundation stone, and the publisher's imprint in the exergue. |
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