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Originally Posted by Waterloo1815
Thomas Wyon’s design for the reverse of the Waterloo Medal was the winged figure of Victory seated on a pedestal, holding a palm in her right hand and an olive branch in the other. Wyon’s design was modelled after an ancient Greek coin from Elis, Olympia. The coin was in the collection of Richard Paine Knight (1751-1824), and is now in the collection of the British Museum. These coins were issued for the 87th Olympiad (today’s Olympic Games) circa 437 BC.
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Leo
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very interesting, as an archaeologist.