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Government Museum  Medals

Taku Fort Medal


 

 

 

Taku Fort Medal
Metal Silver

1860 AD

Obverse.

Single bar 'Taku forts' 1860. Bust of Victoria Regina.


Taku Fort Medal
Metal Silver

1860 AD

Reverse.

        Two cannons and a shield. At the centre below is the word "CHINA". Round the rim are the letters 'ARM IS EXPO CERE PACEM'.


Taku Fort Medal


Roman Pendent

 

 

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Roman Pendant
Metal Gold

3rd Century AD

Obverse.

        The design on the obverse stands out in very high relief and represents boldly modelled bust of a figure wearing a veil over the head. The features seem to be those of a matron, Roman or Greek. The veil is worn in the manner affected by fashionable ladies, who are represented on Greek and Roman Coins till about the beginning of the 3rd Century AD.

        The devices on the reverse are in low relief, so it is difficult to identify the devices.

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