Modern commemorative medal – HCR98636

Obverse

Design:

bust of Sir Winston Churchill in siren suit, right; ring of stars around

Inscription:

WINSTON CHURCHILL / „I HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT BLOOD, / TOIL, TEARS AND SWEAT."

Person

Sir Winston Churchill (subject)

Dating

1945-2016

Note

"only one ever seen"; "perhaps end of WWII or later?"

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

zinc

Reign

Weight (g)

51.64

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Acquisition date

12/2020

Source

J. Eric Engstrom ex Gleb Zolotukhin

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2020.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Churchill Medal Collection; acquired 2016

Source of portrait

Nemon

Country of origin

an Eastern European country

Place of purchase

United States of America

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