Cape Colony: Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock for a ring
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By:
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Frank Bowcher / Spink & Son |
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Date:
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1897 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 53; Laidlaw: 1198;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.2 mm | White Medal | 15.4 gm | $35 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Queen Victoria, crowned (small), veiled and laureate, left. Signed below the truncation: “F. BOWCHER. F”. On the left across: “TO / COMMEM / -ORATE / THE 60TH YEAR” and on the right: “OF HER / MAJESTY’S / REIGN”. Legend outside semicircular lines above: “VICTORIA” and below: “QUEEN . AND . EMPRESS”.
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Reverse:
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Coat of arms of Cape Colony with ribbon behind: "1837 (left) 1897 (right). Signed: "SPINK LONDON" below. In an arc above: "GOD BLESS OUR QUEEN" and below: "CAPE COLONY". Outside ornamental semicircular lines above and below, half laurel wreaths above and below with the crowned imperial monogram: "VRI" on left and right and the royal coat of arms on a shield above.
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Notes:
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