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Medal - Victoria International Inventions Exhibition
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Weight | 46 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left in high relief, wearing a jewelled diadem. The legend VICTORIA REGINA arcs around the field along the left and right periphery within a raised border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two classical allegorical figures recline facing each other in the field: at left, a male figure representing Invention holds a compass and rests against a cogwheel; at right, a female figure representing Music leans against a lyre. Between them lies a laurel branch. Below, a cartouche bears the date 1885 and the inscription INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS EXHIBITION. The legends IN VENTION and MVSIC appear in the upper field to either side. A decorative toothed border frames the design. |
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