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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

medal

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Code Civil

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

Medals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Perrins, Isaac (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Birmingham

Death of Napoléon

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the name of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

James Forrest Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan
Issuer: Institution of Civil Engineers
Issuer: Forrest, James (Struck in the name of)

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Artist: Wyon, William
Issuer: National Art Training School

Medals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Holloway, Thomas, Professor (Struck in the name of)
Die-engraver: Moore, J.
Place of use: London

Crimean War Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Ruler: Victoria regina (With the title of)
Die-engraver: Wyon, Benjamin
Mint: London

Boxing Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner (Inferred)
Issuer: Royal Ulster Rifles
Issuer: Royal Army (Inferred)

Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Procter, Joan Beauchamp (Struck in the name of)

Godman Salvin Prize Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: British Ornithologists Union
Issuer: Godman, Frederic Ducane (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Salvin, Osbert (Struck in the name of)

Medals

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Kettle, Henry
Issuer: Betty, William Henry West (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: London

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