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Medal - Victoria Visit to France
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a scene in high relief showing the reception of Queen Victoria by King Louis-Philippe of France on a coastal quayside, with ships visible in the background. The central figures include a uniformed Louis-Philippe greeting Queen Victoria, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting, courtiers, and celebratory figures waving flags — the British Royal Standard on the left and a French royal banner bearing the crowned 'LP' monogram on the right. A rectangular cartouche at the bottom contains the inscribed legend in two lines with the date below. |
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| Obverse lettering | RECEPTION DE LA REINE VICTORIA PAR LOUIS PHILIPPE 2. SEP. 1843. |
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| Reverse lettering | STRUCK IN COMMEMORATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO LOUIS PHILIPPE KING OF THE FRENCH SEPr 2ND 1843 THOMAS OTTLEY MEDALLIST. BIRMINGHAM. |
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