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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

An image of Indian General Service Medal (1908-35)

Indian General Service Medal (1908-35)

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)
Artist: Garbe, Richard
Ruler: Edwardvs VII Kaisar-i-Hind (With the title of)

An image of Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Ashanti Medal

Ashanti Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)
Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Ruler: Edwardvs VII rex imperator (With the title of)

An image of Khedive's Sudan Medal, 1896-1908

Khedive's Sudan Medal, 1896-1908

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Abbas II (1892-1914)
Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Inferred)
Ruler: Abbas Hilmi the Second (With the title of)

An image of East and Central Africa Medal

East and Central Africa Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Ruler: Victoria regina et imperatrix (With the title of)

An image of Crimean War Medal

Crimean War Medal

Maker(s)

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

An image of Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal

Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Ruler: Victoria regina et imperatrix (With the title of)

An image of Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Military Medal 1916

Military Medal 1916

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: George V (1910-36)
State: United Kingdom
Ruler: Georgivs V Britt: omn: rex et Ind: imp: (With the title of)

An image of Second China War Medal

Second China War Medal

Maker(s)

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

An image of Médaille Militaire (Louis-Napoleon)

Médaille Militaire (Louis-Napoleon)

Maker(s)

Mint: Paris
Ruler: Napoleon III (1852-70)
Artist: Barre, Albert-Désiré
Ruler: Louis Napoleon (With the title of)
Mint: Colmar, Paris

An image of Arctic Medal

Arctic Medal

Maker(s)

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

An image of Bunker Hill Medal

Bunker Hill Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
State: United Kingdom
Ruler: Georgius Rex Imperator (With the title of)

An image of Army of India Medal

Army of India Medal

Maker(s)

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

An image of Africa General Service Medal

Africa General Service Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)
Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Ruler: Edwardvs VII rex imperator (With the title of)

An image of Indian General Service Medal (1854-95)

Indian General Service Medal (1854-95)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Indian Mutiny Medal

Indian Mutiny Medal

Maker(s)

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

An image of Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840)

Maker(s)

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

An image of British South Africa Company Medal (Matabeleland 1893)

British South Africa Company Medal (Matabeleland 1893)

Maker(s)

Mint: Birmingham
Issuer: British South Africa Company
Artist: Caton Woodville, R.
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Ruler: Victoria regina (With the title of)

An image of General Service Medal (1918-62)

General Service Medal (1918-62)

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: George V (1910-36)
Artist: Preston, Carter
Ruler: Georgivs V Britt: omn: rex et Ind: imp: (With the title of)

An image of East and West Africa Medal (1887-1900)

East and West Africa Medal (1887-1900)

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Artist: Wyon, Leonard Charles
Artist: Poynter, Edward John
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Ruler: Victoria regina (With the title of)

An image of Kabul to Kandahar Star

Kabul to Kandahar Star

Maker(s)

Mint: Birmingham
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
State: United Kingdom
Ruler: VRI (With the title of)

An image of Natal Medal

Natal Medal

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Manufacturer: Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)
Ruler: Edwardvs VII rex imperator (With the title of)

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