15929706730001312637261000Standard Recordobject-156574168667975027714673045820001686679273393fitz-onlineadlib-object-156574https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15657404eb57bb-3080-33ed-aa49-319d294498944referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-125607adlib-term-125607a92ebb6b-ebe8-3f5b-bd00-1fc943a28eeeWyon Collectionreferenceterm-40365adlib-term-40365d79c75c2-da7b-3187-918e-f7a374e04005bronzeDiametermm31.0Die Axisdegrees0Weightg11.62Objectreferenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckCoins and MedalsUniversity College London was founded in 1827 amid controversy due to its philanthropic principles that promised to open university education to those of all walks of life; satirical poems forecasting dustmen defeating bishops in theological debates that were written out of this furore can quickly be found on the Internet. One hundred years later the College, now one of the more respected parts of the University of London, celebrated its centenary, and for it Allan Wyon designed this commemorative medal, of which this is a bronze specimen from his workshop.CM.55-20051accession numberCM.55-2005156574priref156574urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156574https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156574Frontage of University College London's great hall with inscription aroundobverseMDCCCXXVII·MCMXXVII // U.C.L.designreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-179128adlib-agent-17912830bb0254-63dd-3369-93a8-2f8aa7ada7e0Watson, Philip Charles200520052005-01-31givenEntry date: 2005-01-31192719271927artistreferenceagent-174970adlib-agent-1749707cf26f3c-3f59-3f29-86f8-8e012afd13f2Wyon, Allan Gairdnerissuerreferenceagent-176406adlib-agent-17640637809f00-0b6c-396b-a605-46faac5fb4e4University College Londonplace of usereferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5LondonBronze specimenreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferencemedia-136306adlib-media-136306e93625a5-0036-3ed4-b8ec-56ff3d871f6cjpegcm/cm18/CM_55_2005_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels36016162837027281imagejpegcm/cm18/CM_55_2005_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels36016162837027281imagejpegcm/cm18/CM_55_2005_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels36016162837027281imagejpegcm/cm18/preview_CM_55_2005_281_29.jpg1heightpixels251widthpixels25016162837027281image0media
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imagereferenceterm-125650adlib-term-125650c9884738-7a3a-3b9e-b9a9-7684468ed8b4Centenary Medaldenominationreferenceterm-98222adlib-term-98222b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50emedalsseriesreferenceterm-42235adlib-term-422357d628538-8149-3852-b01d-c941c76aa5d3commemorativesubseriesreferenceterm-107681adlib-term-107681e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8Britainsubsubserieshistory noteFrom the estate of the late Mrs Venetia M. Watson, daughter of the artistreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceterm-125650adlib-term-125650c9884738-7a3a-3b9e-b9a9-7684468ed8b4Centenary MedalCentenary Medalobject
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