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Award - Victoria Sir James Duke Award
1839 yearSilver | 62.8 g | 50.7 mm |
Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
Type | Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards |
Year | 1839 |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 62.8 g |
Diameter | 50.7 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Updated | 2024-11-14 |
Numista | N#412210 |
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Rarity index | 100% |
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Script: Latin
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1839
SIR JAMES DUKE, M.P. ANNUALLY PRESENTS BY THE MAGISTRATES OF MONTROSE A MEDAL TO EACH OF THE TWO MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF HIS NATIVE TOWN TO REWARD THEIR MERIT AND TO STIMULATE THEM TO AN ACTIVE UPRIGHT COURSE OF LIFE BY WHICH LIKE HIM THEY MAY RISE FROM HUMBLE BIRTH TO RANK AND INDEPENDENCE