Token — Medal awarded to Antony Hippisley Coxe, France, after 1949
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
after 1949
Token — Medal awarded to Antony Hippisley Coxe, France, after 1949 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated after 1949. The museum's brief description reads: Pantre circus medal of the Club du Cirque, awarded to Antony Hippisley Coxe (1912-1988). Copper, after 1949. Museum description: Circular copper token for Club du Cirque, obverse: the words 'CLUB DU CIRQUE' around the edge and a picture of a horse rearing in a circus ring. Reverse: the top section of the coin shows an acrobat swinging on a trapeze and the bottom section shows a lion with its front paws resting on a box. The museum record gives material recorded as copper; measurements Diameter 3.5 cm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This Pantre medal of Le Club du Cirque, founded in 1949, was awarded to the eminent circus historian, author, collector and performer Antony Hippisley-Coxe (1912-1988), whose collection of circus ephemera and books was presented to the Victoria & Albert Museum. The Pantre medal, symbol of the Circus Club, is given by members of the steering committee or regional presidents of the club to honour artists, circus directors, and personalities who contribute to the prosperity and interests of the circus community worldwide. The forerunner of the Club du Cirque, The Friends of the Circus, was created in 1933. Sixteen years later on 9th April 1949 the club was reconstituted in Paris, with twenty-six members, as Le Club du Cirque, by the journalist, historian, animal trainer and author of La Merveilleuse Histoire du Cirque, Henry Thétard. Its members include circus artists, historians, journalists, critics, writers, poets, painters, sculptors, collectors, photographers, and circus enthusiasts united by the love of the circus and the spectacle of the ring.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- copper, struck
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Token
- Museum object number
- S.1351-2014
- Museum system number
- O1295786
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.