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Such commemorative medals were made in great numbers for sale to the public.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Frank Bowcher, the designer of  this medal, was the pupil of Edouard Lanteri (1848-1917), a French sculptor who had settled in Britain, and who taught at the Government School of Design at South Kensington (later the Royal College of Art). Lanteri inculcated his pupils with a new sense of naturalism, in contrast to the classicism seen in British sculpture of the mid-19th century. Bowcher flourished from the 1890s onwards, and produced a number of important medals.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>This medal was struck in bronze. Struck medals were produced from metal dies engraved with the design in reverse. A flat disc was placed between the dies, which were then compressed, so that the design was reproduced on the metal. This technique meant that a high number of medals could be made using the same dies over and over, whereas the technique of casting medals could be more complex, and generally smaller numbers were made.","physicalDescription":"Medal, bronze, struck from a die. Obv: VICTORIA. DEI. GRA: BRITT: REGINA. FID: DEF: IND: IMP MDCCCXCVII IN COMMEMORATIONEM. ANNI REGNI LX. Crowned and laureated bust of Queen Victoria to left. Signed on the truncation F.B. Rev.: THE BRITISH EMPIRE A.D. 1897. The Royal arms surrounded by 55 shields bearing the names of the various parts of the Empire, in two concentric circles. Below, a medallion with four hands united, with the motto PEACE, LOVE AND UNION. 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