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Medal from Heathfield, Sussex, 1902, by R Neal. S

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1902

Gold medal presented to Sir Henry Bessemer by the Emperor Napoleon III in 1867

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1867

Aluminium medal, 1929: 45mm diameter. obverse: l

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1929

Medal awarded to workers on the Verrayano-Narrows Bridge

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1964

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1784

Talismanic medallion, perforated and inscribed wit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1601-1800

Medal, Bradley Wood Fete, 28-29 June 1855. White metal, 36 mm diameter. Obverse showing South Devon Railway locomotive. Reverse, scene of building; Legend, Teignmouth & Dawlish Infirmary, Established 1848, supported by voluntary contributions.

Medal, Bradley Wood Fete

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1855

Bronze medal, rectangular with arched top, centena

Wellcome Medals

1905

Bronze medal, struck with typical touchpiece desig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1870

Faraday Centenary medal

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1925

Medal, Society for the Promotion of Scientific Ind

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1835-1845

Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Souvenir Medallion commemorating Giffard's Balloon Ascent on image of Paris

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1879

Bronze medal, possibly commemorates an agricultura

Wellcome Medals

1902

Aluminium medal

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1929

Silver medal, struck with typical touchpiece desig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1870

Composite copy of Trafalgar medal

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Boxwood copy of Trafalgar medal

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Oval bronze amuletic medal, depicts S. Rasso and invokes his protection against calculi and hernia's, made in Eastern Europe, 1801-1900

Amuletic medal depicting St Rasso

Wellcome Medals

1801-1900

Gilt brass medal inscribed; ‘FRIEDRICH GROSHERZOG VON BADEN’, with central design depicting head profile to the left, two prongs and a pin soldered to the reverse with old label’17’, unsigned, no date, Europe

Medal, Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

medal, Newcastle upon Tyne Engineering Trials and Industrial Exhibition, 1887. showing High Level Bridge with town behind, Silver; 51mm diameter. 5mm deep.

High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, medal, 1887.

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1887

Medal, awarded to A. M. Perkins, 1851. Bronze, 44mm diameter, depth 5mm. Obverse legend, Actions are Our's, Results are God's; relief depicting classical hero with woman over shoulder walking from flames, artist signed below Benj. Wyon Sc. Reverse legend, Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 1843, crown and laurel wreath, exergue legend engraved [by hand] Specimen A.M. Perkins Esq. (Member of Committee) 1851. Possibly awarded to Perkins [Baker Perkins Co] for recommendations regarding installation of permanent chemical systems in buildings to prevent fire, forerunner of automatic 'sprinkler' system

Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1843-1851

Medal, Oersted, centenary of his electromagnetic experiments, 1920

Medal, Oersted, centenary of his electromagnetic e

Wellcome Medals

1920

Medal, Compagnie de navigation sud-atlantique, showing liner "Pasteur" and Pasteur, French, 1939, F. Bazin, artist

Medal, Compagnie de navigation sud-atlantique, sho

Wellcome Medals

1939

7-sided copper medal, token of state office, inscribed with cypher on obverse and escutcheon on reverse, French, 1701 to 1790

7-sided copper medal, token of state office, inscr

Wellcome Medals

1701-1790

Brass medal inscribed; ‘INTERNATIONALE AUSSTELLUNG LEIPZIG MDCCCXCII’ (1892), in centre cross; ‘FUR DAS ROTE KRENZ ARMEEBEDARF . HYGIENE . VOLKSERNAHRUNG UND KOCH – KUNST’, floral design surrounding the central cross, two prongs and one pin on reverse with old label ‘12’, unsigned, Europe. This brass Fur Das Rote Krenz Armeebedarf Hygiene Volksernahrung Und Koch- Kunst medal is one of a pair with the brass Unter D. Allerh Protektorat J. M. D Konigin Carola V. Sachsen medal (1995-733/20/34)

Medal, Fur Das Rote Krenz Armeebedarf Hygiene Volksernahrung Und Koch- Kunst

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Bronze medal of the Dispensaire General de Lyon, by Penin and Perrin, France, 1818

Bronze medal of the Dispensaire General de Lyon, b

Wellcome Medals

1818

Medal, Grand Sunderland Bridge Built 1796. issued 1816. White metal, 45mm diameter. Inscription (in caps): Presented to all those interested in the Lottery./ To commemorate / The Grand / Sunderland Bridge / Lottery./ .... I Sivewright, / contractor./ 1816. With suspension hole. Obverse: the bridge, with shipping [scene taken from print]

Medal, Grand Sunderland Bridge built 1796, England, 1816

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1816

Four linked bronze medals representing planets, possibly copies, European, 1501-1900

Four linked bronze medals representing planets, po

Wellcome Medals

1501-1900

Silver medal to commemorate Francis I of Austria (1768-1835), by I. Lucan and by artists F. Stuckhart and Joseph Nicolaus Lang, Austria, 1836.

Silver medal to commemorate Francis I of Austria (

Wellcome Medals

1836

Tin medal inscribed; ‘FRIEDRICH GROSHERZOG VON BADEN’, with central design depicting head profile to the left, unsigned, Europe, no date

Medal, Friedrich Grosherzog Von Baden

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Medal, 7th International Congress of Neurology, showing Giovanni Mingazzini (1859-1929), Rome, 1961, Costaffer and Lorioli, artists

Medal, 7th International Congress of Neurology, sh

Wellcome Medals

1961

Bronze medal, Cine Clinic, by artist Abraham Belsmie and the Medallic Art Co., New York, United States.

Bronze medal, Cine Clinic, by artist Abraham Belsm

Wellcome Medals

Two medals, German Exhibition, London, 1891 [exhibitors, Werner Pfleiderer, baking and food technology, the latest machinery]. Possible pair, obverse only, reverses pinned for display. Bronze; each 70mm diameter, 40mm deep. piece 1: relief of facade of exhibition building. John R Whitley, organiser (WPfl list 61). piece 2: exergue HS portrait relief in uniform of of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and quote from speech at London Guildhall 10 July 1891 (WPfl list 62). Handlist full descriptions kept with them. From the Baker Perkins Archive

German Exhibition 1891

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1891

Medal, replica of gold awarded to Perkins & Co, London Annual International Exhibition 1873. Metal, gilt; 70mm diameter, 4mm depth [to15mm]. Rim legend: Perkins & Co. Catalogue No. 4862. Obverse legend, Albert Edward Prince of Wales President; relief profile head and shoulders to left; artist signed G. Morgan Sc. Reverse legend: London Annual International Exhibition of all fine arts industries and inventions, MDCCCLXXIII [1873], featuring collage of architectural facade reliefs [arcade of St Peter's Rome?, upper tier and roof of Royal Albert Hall London, Albert Memorial spire?]. artist signed below, G Morgan Sc. [Original medal believed to be once in possession of Baker Perkins Ltd]

London Annual International Exhibition

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1873

Star, order of St. John medal, awarded to Dr. George Shuttleworth, made by Phillips Bros. and Sons, 23 Cockspur Street, London, England, 1888-1950, plus one miniature.

Star, order of St. John medal, awarded to Dr. Geor

Wellcome Medals

1869-1900

Octagonal medal, silver, probably of a French institution for the blind, by Raymond Gayrard and by Baron De Puymaurin, Paris, France, 1817-1830.

Octagonal medal, silver, probably of a French inst

Wellcome Medals

1817-1830

Silver medal by Auguste Maillard commemorating Charles Nicolle's 25 years as Director of Pasteur Institute, Tunis, French, 1927

Silver medal by Auguste Maillard commemorating Cha

Wellcome Medals

1927

Tin medal inscribed; ‘INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF NAVIGATION TRAVELLING COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURING LIVERPOOL 1886, SIR DAVID RADCLIFFE MAYOR CHAIRMAN’. Central design of a goddess with ships in the background. This tin medal is one of a pair with the Opened by Her Majesty Queen Victoria May 1886 Medal (1995-733/20/16)

Medal, International Exhibition of Navigation Travelling Commerce & Manufactures

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Brass medal inscribed; ‘BACKEREI, KONDITOREI, KOCHKUNST – AUSSTELLUNG 1894. STUTTGART’, depicting a goddess on a balcony, with a wreath in right hand and a shield with a beehive in the left hand; coat of arms on panel to left, two double prongs on the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Backerei, Konditorei, Kochkunst – Ausstellung 1894. Stuttgart

Collection Unassigned

1894-1898

Art Workers Guild Medals. Two medals, inset with two others, in wood block by sculptor Cecil Thomas OBE, 108 Old Brompton Road London SW7 [Master of AWG 1946]. left: bronze medal design honouring William Bowers Dalton 1868-1965 [monogram at end], 94mm diameter. strongly featured young man Head to L profile. right: bronze medal featuring pot and hands, For distinguished service to the fine crafts. 94mm diameter. centre, top: white metal, 29mm diameter, old man Head to R profile; worn, inscribed indistinctly Sydney Cockerell [In75S?] centre, below: white metal, 29mm diameter, 1961 AWG Master [monogram] with cockerell over S. All set in wood block 112x211x18mm; overall height 25mm. Sculptor's name and address on label verso.

Art Workers Guild Medals. Two medals, inset with t

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1965-1978

3 medals owned by Prof. A. Bostock Hill, from the Incorporated Sanitary Inspectors Society Congress, 1928-1931, made by Thomas Fattorini, Hockley Street, Birmingham, England, 1928-1931.

3 medals owned by Prof. A. Bostock Hill, from the

Wellcome Medals

1928-1931

Silver, British War Medal, with silk ribbon, awarded to Private F. Spurrell of the R.A.M. C., artist initials B.M., medal English, 1919-1920

Silver, British War Medal, with silk ribbon, award

Wellcome Medals

1919-1920

Silvered bronze medal, Paris civil hospitals, centenary of course in medicine and surgery, awarded to C. Tournemelle, Louis Bottee artist, France, 1902

Silvered bronze medal, Paris civil hospitals, cent

Wellcome Medals

1902

Medal, Congres scientifique de France, 1844, Penin, artist

Medal, Congres scientifique de France, 1844, Penin

Wellcome Medals

Bronze medal, membership of 7th International Zoological Congress, Boston 1907 with red ribbon

Bronze medal, membership of 7th International Zool

Wellcome Medals

Bronze medal to commemorate the outbreak of war, 1914, by Baetes, Belgium, 1914

Bronze medal to commemorate the outbreak of war, 1

Wellcome Medals

1914

Circular brass religious amulet, depicts the Christ Child, European, dated 1712

Circular brass religious amulet, depicts the Chris

Wellcome Medals

1712

Metal star-like medal, commemorates Sociedade Pharmaceutica Lusitana of Portugal, made in Portugal 1835

Metal star-like medal, commemorates Sociedade Phar

Wellcome Medals

1835

Bronze medal, Franciscus Wirer, K. Lange artist, Vienna, 1843

Bronze medal, Franciscus Wirer, K. Lange artist, V

Wellcome Medals

1843