Medals

One of five academic medals presented to Prof. Buttrey:

One of four academic prize medals:

One of four academic prize medals:

One of two medals:

One of four academic prize medals:

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

One of two medals:

One of two medals:

Denmark, Queen Christiania, medal, 25th Anniversary, 1971-1996, AE 35mm.

One medal:

One of 139 coins, seven tokens, three medals, and one banknote purchased from the Christian Blind Mission. The Department of Coins and Medals has been advising the Christian Blind Mission on the fruits of their public appeal for foreign money on the eve of the introduction of the Euro in much of Europe, and we were allowed to pick out items of interest to the Museum. These Prof. Buttry kindly paid for.

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. 188–90.

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)

Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18

Maker(s)

Mint: Washington D. C.
State: United States of America

Allied Victory Medal, 1914-18

Maker(s)

Mint: Washington D. C.
State: United States of America

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.

Badge of the Order of the Bath (Military Class)

Maker(s)

Mint: London
State: Britain
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Inferred)

Indian Order of Merit, 3rd Class

Maker(s)

Mint: Calcutta
Issuer: East India Company
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10) (Struck in the rule of)

Crimean War Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Artist: Wyon, William
Ruler: Victoria regina (With the title of)

Distinguished Service Order

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: George V (1910-36)
State: Britain
Ruler: GvR (With the title of)