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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 Medals

Battle of Raab

Maker(s)

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

An image of Medals

Treaty of Luneville

Maker(s)

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

An image of Medals

Conquest of Sicily

Maker(s)

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

An image of Medals

Napoléon

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

An image of Medals

Marriage of Napoléon and Marie Louise of Austria

Maker(s)

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

An image of First Class Medal

First Class Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, William
Issuer: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Issuer: Watt, James (Struck in the name of)

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

Indian General Service Medal (1854-95)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Leonard Charles

An image of South Africa Medal for Zulu and Basuto Wars

South Africa Medal for Zulu and Basuto Wars

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, William

An image of Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37) (Uncertain)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Uncertain)

An image of Contemporary fake

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Simon, Thomas

An image of Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Pistrucci, Benedetto

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

Indian General Service Medal (1854-95)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Leonard Charles

An image of Medals

Meeting of the British Archaeological Association Lancashire Meeting, 1850

Maker(s)

Engraver: Taylor, William J.
Issuer: British Archaeological Association

An image of Medals

Jernegan's Lottery Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Caroline
Issuer: Jernegan, Henry
Die-engraver: Tanner

An image of Crimean War Medal

Crimean War Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Benjamin

An image of Medals

Return to London

Maker(s)

Artist: Briot, Nicholas

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

Indian General Service Medal (1854-95)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Leonard Charles

An image of Medals

Death of Sir Isaac Newton

Maker(s)

Issuer: Newton, Sir Isaac (Struck in the name of)
Die-engraver: Croker, John

An image of Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Pistrucci, Benedetto

An image of Khedive's Egyptian Star (1882)

Khedive's Egyptian Star (1882)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tawfiq (1879-92)
State: Egypt
Mint: Birmingham

An image of West India Regiment Medal

West India Regiment Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Uncertain)
State: United Kingdom

An image of South Africa Medal for Zulu and Basuto Wars

South Africa Medal for Zulu and Basuto Wars

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, William

An image of Indian Mutiny Medal

Indian Mutiny Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Issuer: East India Company
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Leonard Charles

An image of Crimean War Medal

Crimean War Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: London (Inferred)
Artist: Wyon, Benjamin

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