Medal, The Choice is Ours, England, 2004
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2004
The Choice is Ours was originally put forth as a design for a conservation themed medal in a competition organised and funded by the Royal Mint. Dutton won the competition in 1990, and this specific medal was struck in 2004 as part of a limited-edition set ( The Medal , no. 17, 1990). Dutton often uses his medals as a space to show concern for the environment and advocate for the protection of nature.
On the obverse of The Choice is Ours , a tree is in danger of being swallowed by a sea of cardboard boxes. The reverse depicts a fish swimming in a sea polluted with the detritus of mankind, turning its shiny scales to mere ribs. Above the fish reads, ‘The Choice is Ours’. Dutton’s medal asks the viewer to choose what kind of world they want to live in, and to act upon that choice. Circular struck bronze medal, depicting a fish/bottles on obverse and a tree/boxes on reverse.
Given by Ron Dutton in 2024.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Ron Dutton
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O1772112
- Museum object name
- medal
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- A.8-2024
- Museum system number
- O1772112
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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