Medal - Victoria (Diamond Jubilee) 1897 front Medal - Victoria (Diamond Jubilee) 1897 back
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Medal - Victoria Diamond Jubilee

1897 year
Tin-lead (white metal) 20.3 g 38 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Personality medals › Coronation and election medals
Year
1897
Composition
Tin-lead (white metal)
Weight
20.3 g
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round (Suspension hole with ribbon)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#236138
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Royal titles in abbreviated form and in Latin at the top, with legend on thirteen lines on the life of Her Majesty and its influence on the society of its time.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VICTORIA REG. ET IMP
BORNED 1819 / CROWNED 1838 / MARRIED 1840 / JUBILEE YEAR 1887 / REIGNED SIXTY YEARS 1897 / UNDER HER WISE RULE / SCIENCE ART AND LIBERTY / HAVE RAPIDLY ADVANCED / HER EXAMPLE HAS BLESSED / THE PEOPLE OVER WHOM / FOR SIXTY YEARS / SHE HAS / REIGNED

Edge

Plain

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