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Unique ID: LANCUM-9B1944
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy commemorative badge dating to 1926AD. The badge depicts the inaugural Manchester Civic Week which took place from Saturday 2nd to the Saturday 9th October 1926.
The badge has the emblem of Manchester on the front of it, the worker bee, which symbolised Manchester as the hive of activity during the 19th century, when industry within the city was at its height. The badge is inscribed with 'Manchester Civic Week 1926'. There is no makers mark
The diameter is 21mm and the weight 3.17g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1926
Date to: Exactly AD 1926
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.17 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th August 2017 - Monday 7th August 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
Parish or ward: Scott (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD4108
Four figure Latitude: 53.56527886
Four figure longitude: -2.89228306
1:25K map: SD4108
1:10K map: SD40NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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