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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

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Badge of the Order of St Vladimir, 4th Class

Badge of the Order of St Vladimir, 4th Class

Maker(s)

State: Russia

An image of Badge of the Order of St Anne, 2nd Class

Badge of the Order of St Anne, 2nd Class

Maker(s)

State: Russia

An image of Seringapatam Medal (English)

Seringapatam Medal (English)

Maker(s)

Mint: Birmingham
Issuer: East India Company
Artist: Küchler, Conrad Heinrich
Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Inferred)

An image of Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Ruler: VR (With the title of)
State: United Kingdom

Trinity College Dublin, Gold Medal for Logic and Ethics, awarded to Hugh Norman McClure (1914-1987), 1935, obv. COLL SS ET INDIVID TRIN REG ELIZABETHÆ JVXTA DVBL 1591, bust of Elizabeth I; rev. LOGICIS ET ETHICIS FELICITER EXCULTIS / HUGO N. McCLURE, 1935, shield of TCD, 14ct gold, 40mm, 27.10g; in red leather box with name and arms of the College.

One of eight decorations and prize medals awarded to Professor Sir Grahame Clark (1907-95), sometime Master of Peterhouse, five other medals of his, and two photographic medals awarded to Lady Clark's father, W. L. White. Personal awards:

One of five prize medals awarded to Prof. Kenney and Mrs Kenney's father:

Medals

One of fifteen gold prize medals, principally for medical studies, two silver medals and a cupro-nickel medal.

One of fifteen gold prize medals, principally for medical studies, two silver medals and a cupro-nickel medal.

Maker(s)

Maker: Wyon, Leonard Charles

Medals

Medals

Medals

An image of Medals

Medals

Portrait Medallion of Dr. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)

Maker(s)

Unknown

An image of Prize Medal

Prize Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Paton, Joseph Noel
Issuer: Royal Scottish Academy
Die-engraver: Wyon, Benjamin

An image of Indian Order of Merit, 1st Class

Indian Order of Merit, 1st Class

Maker(s)

Mint: Calcutta
Issuer: East India Company
State: United Kingdom

Medals

Maker(s)

Maker: Mola, Gaspare

Medals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Albert, Prince Consort (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)

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