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Artist/Maker	Spink & Son Ltd (medallists)
Place of origin	England (made)

This bronze medal made by Messrs Spink and Son commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

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Category	Coins & Medals
Object type	Medal
Materials and techniques	Bronze
Brief description	Medal, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria; bronze. English ca. 1897
Physical description	Obv., bust of Queen Victoria, crowned, in profile to left. Rev., Britannia attended by Industry and Progress receives the City of London, bearing a cornucopiae and the City arms and escorted by Commerce and the Colonies.
Dimensions	Diameter: 76mm
Marks and inscriptions	"IN HONOREUM VICTORIAE R. ET I: EXCUD: CUR. CIVITAS LOND:," "SPINK AND SON, LONDON" (obv.) "FROM MY HEART I THINK MY BELOVED PEOPLE, MAY GOD BLESS THEM. V. R. I. 1837-1897. SPINK AND SON LONDON." (rev.)
Subjects depicted	Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India) Britannia Industry Progress Commerce Colonies
Summary	This bronze medal made by Messrs Spink and Son commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.
Bibliographic reference	Forrer, Louis. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. London: Spink & Son Ltd., 1902-30. Vol. V. pp. 638 ff.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.152-1929

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O311777/medal-spink--son/

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