File:Copper alloy promotional medal or token for Bovril c. 1866-1914AD (FindID 993302).jpg
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| Copper alloy promotional medal or token for Bovril c. 1866-1914AD | |||
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2020-02-14 16:19:03 |
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| Title |
Copper alloy promotional medal or token for Bovril c. 1866-1914AD |
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| Description |
English: Copper alloy Bovril promotional medal or token taking the form of the Victoria Cross that was introduced in 1856. Bovril was not introduced until 1886, therefore this must date to the late 19th or early 20th century. The object has an integral suspension loop. On the obverse the incuse lettering BOVRIL reads left to right and from top to bottom, with the VR of Bovril in larger letters at the centre. On the reverse the medal reads 50 / TIMES / MORE NOURISIHING / THAN / ORDINARY EXTRACT / OF MEAT / OR / BEEF.
Length: 33.7mm; width: 28.1mm; thickness: 1.1mm; weight: 3.18g |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Flintshire | ||
| Date | between 1886 and 1914 | ||
| Accession number |
FindIdentifier: 993302 |
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| Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1092614 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1092614/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/993302 |
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Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 13 November 2020) | ||
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| current | 11:04, 9 November 2020 | | 6,945 × 4,594 (8.97 MB) | Fæ | Portable Antiquities Scheme, WREX, FindID: 993302-1092614, modern, page 625, batch count 12464 |
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