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Medal - Victoria Parliament
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1847 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Queen Victoria in high relief, her hair adorned with roses and gathered in a snood. The circumferential Latin legend reads VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F D, separated by raised dots, within a plain raised border. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed engraved view of the New Houses of Parliament as seen from the River Thames, with numerous vessels on the water in the foreground. Above the building, radiating sunburst lines emanate from a compass-rose device flanked by the words KING, LORDS, and COMMONS. In the lower exergue, inscribed text reads NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT / C. BARRY ESQ: ARCHT: / MEDALLIST BY COMMAND TO H.R.H: PRINCE ALBERT / J. DAVIS BIRM: |
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| Reverse lettering | KING LORDS COMMONS NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT C. BARRY ESQ: ARCHT: MEDALLIST BY COMMAND TO H.R.H: PRINCE ALBERT J. DAVIS BIRM: |
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