Connected records
One of two Finnish medals: Taisto Ahtola (1917-2000) was a painter, the director of Hämeenlinna Art Museum and a titular professor. The portrayal as Pan with a cigar and pot-belly apparently refer to his being a bon vivant, while the nudity perhaps reflects the tradition of the Finnish sauna.
Maker(s)
Maker: Heino, Raimo
One of three twentieth-century medals: This, the first and one of the finest portrait medals of Churchill, was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton to serve as an illustration for the jacket of a book: Philip Guedalla, Mr Churchill A Portrait (1941). A copy of the book accompanies the medal.
Maker(s)
Maker: Kormis, Fred
One of three Finnish medals: Edelfelt was one of Finland's most successful painters and his untimely death in 1905 caused much grief. The sculptor Ville Vallgren was also well known around 1900, and he is still remembered as a legendary bohemian. Both lived much of their lives in Paris. Vallgren made a number of medals, most of which are somewhat indifferent. The medal commemorating his old friend Edelfelt is an exception: it is surely one of the best Finnish medals of the early 20th century. On Vallgren see Forrer, Dictionary, VI, pp. 18890.
Maker(s)
Maker: Vallgren, Ville
Army of India Medal
Maker(s)
Mint:
Calcutta
Issuer:
East India Company
Artist:
Wyon, William
Ruler:
Victoria (1837-1901)
Ruler:
Victoria regina
(With the title of)
Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18
Maker(s)
Mint:
London
Ruler:
George V (1910-36)
(Struck in the rule of)
Artist:
McMillan, William
Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18
Maker(s)
State:
Greece
Ruler:
Alexander I (1917-20)
(Struck in the rule of)
Mint:
Athens
(Uncertain)
Coronation Medal (George V)
Maker(s)
Mint:
London
Ruler:
George V (1910-36)
Artist:
McKennal, Bertram, Sir
Ruler:
GvR
(With the title of)
Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18
Maker(s)
Mint:
Brussels
State:
Albert I (1875-1934)
(Struck in the rule of)
Artist:
Dubois, P.
