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RefNoM/166
LevelItem
TitleRoyal Exchange Medal
Date17 January 1842
DescriptionMedal struck to commemorate the laying of the first stone of the Royal Exchange
Obverse: bust of Queen Victoria, left profile, bare, wearing a diadem, hair bound with fillet, and gathered into a knot behind.
InscriptionContentObverse: VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIARUM REGINA F : D: On truncation: W WYON . R A.
Reverse: Spaced on the field: IN COMMEMORATION OF LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE BY H: R: H: PRINCE ALBERT CONSORT OF H: M: QUEEN VICTORIA 17 JANUARY 1842 IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF HER REIGN.
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsBronze-coloured alloy
Dimensions45 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
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