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Medal - Victoria William Shakespeare, T. Ottley
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Bust of William Shakespeare facing three-quarters right, depicted in period dress with a collar and buttoned doublet, set within a beaded inner border. The surrounding legend reads his name and birth and death dates in raised relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | SHAKSPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 · DIED 23 APRIL 1616 |
| Reverse description | Detailed view of Shakespeare's birthplace, a half-timbered Tudor building in Stratford-on-Avon, rendered in fine relief within a beaded border. A heraldic shield appears above the building; the engraver's name OTTLEY and place of manufacture BIRMM. are inscribed below the building on either side, with a descriptive legend in the lower field and the commemorative inscription surrounding the design. |
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