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Medal - Victoria South African Exhibition, English
| Location | Cape of Good Hope |
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| Year | 1885 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the coat of arms of the Cape of Good Hope: a shield featuring an elephant passant above a battlement, a chevron with three roundels, two floral rosettes, and a hunting horn in base, surmounted by a fully rigged three-masted sailing ship. A ribbon below the shield bears the motto IN MELIORA SPERA. The outer legend reads SOUTH AFRICAN EXHIBITION OF 1885, with a small decorative star ornament at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICAN EXHIBITION OF 1885 IN MELIORA SPERA |
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| Reverse lettering | CONCORDIA · NAMAQUALAND · LABOR INTELLIGENCE · SECURE SUCCESS · PEACE AND UNION · CAPE OF GOOD HOPE |
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