Medal, Royal Mint, London, 1851
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1851
Medal, Royal Mint, London, 1851 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1851. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, Bronze, London, 19th century.
Museum description: Medal, Bronze. Observe has profile portrait of a female and male figure, both looking right. Female figure has hair in a bun and is wearing a necklace, there is a trident and dolphins around the portraits. Text is around the edge. Text is engraved around the edge of the medal. Observe shows a scene where a figure is kneeling Infront of a figure sitting who is placing a laurel wreath on their head.
The museum record gives material recorded as metal; measurements Height 8 mm; Diameter 77 mm; place associated: London. 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height 8 mm; Diameter 77 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- VICTORIA D:G.: BRIT: REG F:D: ALBERTUS PRINCEPS CONJUX.' (raised reliefs on obverse); 'MDCCCLI' (raised reliefs on obverse); 'ROYAL MINT' (raised relief on obverse); 'PRIZE MEDAL OF THE EXHIBITION' (impressed around the edge); 'T. WEDGWOOD & SONS CLASSXXV' (impressed around the edge); 'DISSOCIATA LOCIS CONCORDI PACE LIGAVIT' (raised relief on reverse); 'LEONARD G:WYON.DES:&SC: ROYAL MINT LONDON' (raised relief on reverse)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Royal Mint
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- WE.13817-2014
- Museum system number
- O1816407
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.