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Award Sidney Medal
| Location | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Sir Thomas K. Sidey in left-facing profile, rendered in high relief within a beaded border. The legend encircles the bust along the upper rim, with the motto CARPE DIEM inscribed in the left field. A small engraver's initial is visible below the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | TO COMMEMORATE THE WORK OF SIR THOMAS K. SIDEY IN REGARD TO SUMMER TIME NEW ZEALAND 1909 TO 1927 CARPE DIEM |
| Reverse description | Two standing classical female figures in high relief, facing one another against a backdrop of radiating sunbeams; the left figure (identified by the Greek inscription ΔΗΜΗΤΗΡ — Demeter/Ceres) raises her right hand and holds a torch, while the right figure (identified as ΥΓΙΕΙΑ — Hygieia/Health) holds a serpent-entwined staff and a bird. Wheat sheaves grow in the lower field. A beaded border surrounds the design, with the award legend distributed around the full circumference. |
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