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kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 5:29 pm I've come here from the US boards because this is the only board with UK in the heading. Is there a specific name/reason for this? I KNOW its source was the UK. I suspect it's a wall plaque honoring Queen Victoria circa 1900, but ... It's about 6¼" in diameter. Counting the relief it's about ¾" thick. It's most likely made of hard wax. 2" hanging loop at the top. 1½" tassel at the bottom. Report this Post to the Staff

jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 8:02 pm Hi, It is known as the Great Seal of the Realm in UK. Reading and entering the rim lettering <quote>victoria dei gratia britanniarum regina fidei defensor</quote> into a Google search gets <quote>Great Seal of the Realm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</quote> as the 1st result that explains it well. <quote>The Great Seal of the Realm or Great Seal of the United Kingdom (known prior to the Treaty of Union of 1707 as the Great Seal of England; and from then until the Union of 1801 as the Great Seal of Great Britain and Ireland) is a seal that is used to symbolise the Sovereign's approval of important state documents. Scotland since the 14th century has had its own seal, the Great Seal of Scotland and the current keeper under the terms of the Scotland Act 1998, 45(7) is the First Minister of Scotland. Sealing wax is melted in a metal mould or matrix and impressed into a wax figure that is attached by cord or ribbon to documents that the Monarch wishes to make official. </quote> Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 8:06 pm jjwabraham, try using [square brackets] for your quote instead of <angle brackets>. Report this Post to the Staff
jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 9:47 pm Doh! So close! Thank you Numisma, how do I get back into that post to switch them over? Report this Post to the Staff
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