Medals

Scope note

Small pieces of metal, usually gold, silver, or bronze, bearing a relief design on one or both sides and having a commemorative purpose; not used as a medium of exchange. THDAT

This term has 1,891 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300046025

Broader Terms used

<visual works by form>

Narrower Terms used

medallions (medals)

Equivalent Terms used

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

School and livery medals

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Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Albert, Prince of Wales (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh & Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (Inferred)

An image of 5 lira

5 lira

Maker(s)

State: San Marino (Struck in the name of)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

An image of Louw Wepener Medal

Louw Wepener Medal

Maker(s)

State: South Africa

An image of Medals

Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louisa, Princess (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

An image of ¼ franc

¼ franc

Maker(s)

State: Switzerland (Struck in the name of)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Albert, Prince of Wales (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

An image of Medals

Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Joseph Shepherd

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louisa, Princess (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alfred, Prince (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louisa, Princess (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

An image of Medals

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)

An image of Turkish Crimean Medal (British)

Turkish Crimean Medal (British)

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
State: Ottoman Empire

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Fourpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)

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Threepence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10) (Struck in the name of)

An image of Star of South Africa

Star of South Africa

Maker(s)

State: South Africa

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Albert, Prince of Wales (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

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Sovereign (coin)

Maker(s)

State: Switzerland (Struck in the name of)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

An image of Badge of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class

Badge of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
State: Ottoman Empire

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