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Medal - Victoria Wellington

Location United Kingdom
Year 1852
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Period 19th century
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Reverse description Central field features two draped military flags inscribed ASSAYE and WATERLOO flanking a funerary urn draped in mourning cloth, with an olive branch to the right and a star above. The dates of birth and death appear prominently in the field. A circumferential legend runs around the border, reading from lower left upward and continuing across the top.
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Reverse lettering BOTH AS SOLDIER AND STATESMAN HE EARNED THE TITLE OF FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY BORN MAY 1,1769 DIED SEPR 14,1852
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