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

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1784

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

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1929

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

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1902

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

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1879

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

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1867

Aluminium medal

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1929

Composite copy of Trafalgar medal

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1805-1819

Boxwood copy of Trafalgar medal

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1805-1819

Plaster cast of a medal showing a doctor administe

Therapeutics

Talismanic medallion, perforated and inscribed wit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1601-1800

Bronze medal, rectangular with arched top, centena

Wellcome Medals

1905

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, struck with typical touchpiece desig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1870

Medal, Society for the Promotion of Scientific Ind

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1835-1845

Faraday Centenary medal

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1925

Octagonal, metal medal, used as an amulet, artist

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Bronze medal, possibly commemorates an agricultura

Wellcome Medals

1902

Medal awarded to workers on the Verrayano-Narrows Bridge

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1964

Amulet metal, peace medal with head of Albert King

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1919

Silver medal, struck with typical touchpiece desig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1831-1870

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

Brass medal inscribed; ‘OPENED BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA MAY 1886’. Central design depicts Queen Victoria’s profile to the left wearing a crown. One prong and one soldered pin on reverse. Elkington and Company. This brass medal is one of a pair with the International Exhibition of Navigation Travelling Commerce & Manufactures Medal (1995-733/20/15)

Medal, Opened by Her Majesty Queen Victoria May 1886

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

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

Suez Canal medal: International Congress, by J.J. Barre, obverse with portrait head profile to right of Ferdinand de Lesseps, bronze, diameter 60mm, 1865. Rim legend, Cuivre; reverse legend, names of delegates to congress for visiting the maritime canal of Suez.

Suez Canal medal: International Congress, by J.J.

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1865

Medal inscribed with ‘BAYERISCHES GEWERBEMUSEUM ZU NURNBERG’ with leafy cartouche and; ‘DEM VERDIENSTE IM GEWERBE 1875’ inscribed in the centre. Two prongs and one pin soldered with a number ‘4’ scratched on the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Bayerisches Gewerbemuseum Zu Nurnberg

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Bronze medal inscribed; ‘ALBERT KOENIG VON SACHSEN’, with central design depicting male head profile to the right, two prongs soldered to the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Albert Koenig Von Sachsen

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

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, awarded to Loftus Perkins [Baker Perkins Co], Paris Exposition, 1867. Bronze; 51mm diameter, depth 4mm. Rim: Cuivre. Obverse, head relief profile to L of Napoleon III Empereur, artist signed below, H Ponscarme F. Reverse legend: Exposition Universelle MDCCCLXVII [1867] a Paris, Recompenses; centre legend, LOFTUS PERKINS. Possibly awarded for refrigeration?

Exposition Universelle

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1867

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

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

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

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

Four linked bronze medals representing planets, po

Wellcome Medals

1501-1900

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

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

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

Medal, silvered, in original box, souvenir of Princess of Wales' military hospital, Transvaal War, 1899-1900, English

Medal, silvered, in original box, souvenir of Prin

Wellcome Medals

Metal alloy medal, sixteen pointed start with central gilt disc inscribed; ‘INTERNAL. AUSSTELL. F. HAUSBEDARF. U. NAHRUNGSMITTEL KOLN 1889, EHREN-DIPLOM’. Two prongs and one pin soldered on the reverse, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Internal. Ausstell. F. Hausbedarf. U. Nahrungsmittel Koln 1889, Ehren-Diplom

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

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

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

Brass medal inscribed; ‘ARTIBUS DIGNIS HONOR INSIGNIS’; surrounded by wreath design and southern cross in the centre, roman numerals at the base: ‘MDCCCLXXXVIII’ (1888). Two prongs and one soldered pin on reverse, unsigned, Europe. This brass Artibus Dignis Honor Insignis medal is one of a pair with the tin Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne medal (1995-733/20/20)

Medal, Artibus Dignis Honor Insignis

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Bronze alloy medal inscribed; ‘INTERNATIONALE AUSSTELLUNG VON MOTOREN UND WERKZEUGSMASCHINEN FUR DAS KLEINGEWERBE’, surrounded by wreath design, two prongs and a pin soldered to the reverse with old label ‘1’, signed by the artist; ‘JOH. SCHWERDINER, PRAGE J. CHRISTLBAUER’, no date, Europe. This bronze alloy medal is one of a pair with the bronze alloy Zur Anerkennung Des Fortschritts in Gewerbe und Handel medal (1995-733/20/42)

Medal, Internationale Ausstellung Von Motoren Und Werkzeugsmaschinen Fur Das Kleingewerbe

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Brass medal inscribed; ‘BACKEREL AUSSTELLUNG UNTER VERBANDSTAG N. W. HANOVER 1891, 1682 FUR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG’, with central design depicting a bakers coat of arms, two prongs and one pin soldered to the reverse with a previous label ‘9’, unsigned, Europe

Medal, Backerel Ausstellung Unter Verbandstag N. W. Hanover 1891

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Tin medal inscribed; ‘KARL KONIG VON WURTTEMBERG’, with central design depicting male head profile to the right, unsigned, Europe, no date

Medal, Karl Konig Von Wurttemberg

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Metal medal inscribed; ‘II TE FACH – AUSSTELLUNG 1883. HEIDLBERG’, with central coat of arms, two prongs and a pin soldered on the reverse with previous label ‘15’, unsigned, Europe

Medal, II Te Fach – Ausstellung 1883. Heidlberg

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1875-1893

Silver medal and suspender with bar, Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908, attributed to Private B.A. Embellin of the R.A.M.C., artist unknown, medal Egyptian, 1896-1908

Silver medal and suspender with bar, Khedive's Sud

Wellcome Medals

1896-1908