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Modern: Commemorative Medal marking the Fiftieth Year of Queen Victoria's reign.
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Derby Museums Trust, Helen Glenn, 2015-07-06 14:03:14
Title
Modern: Commemorative Medal marking the Fiftieth Year of Queen Victoria's reign.
Description
English: A complete copper alloy commemorative medal of the post-medieval period, dating to the reign of Queen Victoria (AD 1837 - AD 1901).

Medal made to commemorate the Fiftieth Year of Victoria's reign in the year AD 1887. The obverse depicts the crowned bust of the Queen facing left, the reverse depicts a castle which is flanked by two shields of the arms of England. The inscription reads: "[Victoria] Queen of Great Brita[in and Ireland * Duke of Lancaster; Lancaster Storey.Major *] [In Commemoratio]n of t[he fiftieth] year of her [majesty's reign]." 21st June 1887.

Abrasion and corrosion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail, also has resulted in some damage on the left side of the obverse. There are traces of a white metal coating on the surface.

Diameter: 36.3 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 14.0 g
Diaxis: 12 o'clock
Depicted place (County of findspot) City of Derby
Date 1887
date QS:P571,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 729795
Old ref: DENO-2613DD
Filename: DENO2613DD.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/523755
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/523755/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/729795
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