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MEDAL
Unique ID: NLM-383E05
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead medal fragment. Milled commemorative medal, probably marking the Diamond Jubilee (1897) of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Partly melted or lost.
Obverse description: Veiled bust left; the date 1897 appears below bust.
Obverse inscription: (--)[--]REIGN[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England, Ireland and [Scotland ] in wreath.
Diameter: 38.7mm, Thickness: 3.0mm, Weight: 19.90gms, die axis: 12
Class: Commemorative
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1897
Date to: Exactly AD 1897
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 19.9 g
Diameter: 38.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26626a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Keelby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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