| Form: |
Circular |
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| By: |
G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock (obv) and W. Wyon (rev) |
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| Date: |
1897 |
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| Ref: |
AM2: 46; BHM: 3505; Eimer: 1817; Laidlaw: 0730; |
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| Variations: |
| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 55.7 mm |
22ct Gold |
91.6 gm |
$5,100 |
| 55.7 mm |
Silver |
84.7 gm |
$135 |
| 55.7 mm |
Bronze |
76.9 gm |
$55 |
| 24.3 mm |
22ct Gold |
12.8 gm |
$490 |
| 25.7 mm |
Silver |
9.7 gm |
$20 |
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| Edge: |
Plain,
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| Obverse: |
Crowned and veiled old head bust of Queen Victoria, left (similar to coinage).
Signed: “T.B.” on the truncation.
Legend: “VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN.MDCCCXCVII.”
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| Reverse: |
Bareheaded young head of Queen Victoria, left (similar to earlier coinage).
Across on the left: “LONGI- / -TVDO / DIERVM / IN / DEXTERA / EIVS” and on the
right: “ET IN / SINISTRA / GLORIA”. Below the truncation, a laurel branch with a ribbon to tied to it
and the date: “1837”.
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| Notes: |
All the medals come in the same sized red case with a crown in gilt above:
"1837-1897" in an arc, lined on the inside with white silk and blue velvet.
The official issue from the Royal Mint. |
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