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Medallion - Victoria Golden Jubilee Whitby Abbey
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and veiled mature bust of Queen Victoria facing left in high relief, with the engraver's signature J. MOORE visible below the truncation. A circular legend surrounds the effigy, with the jubilee dates flanked by stops in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the ruins of Whitby Abbey occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief showing the Gothic arches and tower of the north transept facade. The legend WHITBY ABBEY is inscribed in the left and right fields respectively, and in the lower exergue a small heraldic shield flanked by laurel sprigs is centred between the jubilee dates 1837 and 1887. |
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