Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal by Frank Bowcher. 1897. Silvered bronze, 76 mm diameter Manufacturer: Spink & Son / Inscription obverse: “VICTORIA • DEI • GRA:REGINA • FID : DEF :IMP IN COMMEMO RATIONEM ANNI REGNI LX MSCCCXCVII.” Signed: “FB” (below bust)
Inscription reverse: “H SOIT MAL P NSE DIEU ET MON DROIT THE BRITISH EMPIRE A.D. 1897 PEACE LOVE AND UNION SPINK & SON LONDON RU285992” “UNITED KINGDOM GIBRALTER MALTA INDIA BURMA CEYLON CYPRUS ADEN SOCOTRA STRAITS SETTLTS HONG KONG LABUAN B.N BORNEO CAPE COLONY NATAL ST. HELENA ASCENSION SIERRA LEONE GOLD COAST MAURITIUS CANADA PROPER N BRUNSWICK NOVA SCOTIA MANITOBA B COLUMBIA W TERRITORIES P E ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND B GUIANA B HONDURAS JAMAICA TRINIDAD TOBAGO BARBADOES GRENADA ST VINCENT S LUCIA ST CHRISTOR NEVIS ANGUILLA DOMINICA MONT SERRAT BAHAMAS BERMUDAS FALKLAND I S GEORGIA N S WALES VICTORIA S AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND W AUSTRALIA TASMANIA N ZEALAND FIJI B N GUINEA.” Click on images to enlarge them.
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