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Medals & Decorations

The Ashmolean Museum has a very good collection of British historical medals, dating from the Tudor period to the present day, with particularly high concentrations for the 18th and 19th centuries. Its continental and world holdings are very diverse, with some particularly significant medals of the Italian Renaissance; Germany and the Low Countries in the Renaissance and Baroque age; the papacy; etc. The decorations are mostly British and date from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the signing of the Atlantic Charter (HCR98850)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / ARCADIA 1941 / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill, both 3/4 right; flags of the United States and United Kingdom; tank and aeroplanes; artist's initials

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Washington Conference (HCR98851)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill, in officer's uniform; flags of the United States and United Kingdom

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Churchill-Roosevelt conference (HCR98852)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / SYMBOL 1943 / OPERATION TORCH / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill, in polka-dot bow tie; flags of the United States and United Kingdom; tanks and aeroplanes below

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Churchill-Roosevelt conference (HCR98853)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / QUADRANT 1943 / OPERATION OVERLORD / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, heads of Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill, in polka-dot bow tie; cartographic view of the landing points for Operation Overlord with American, British, and Canadian flags respectively

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Washington Conference (HCR98867)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / EUREKA 1944 / FRANCE / ROSIE / CAMEL / DELTA / ALPHA / GARBO / ROMEO / STIKA / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, cartographic view of France, with codenames and directions of attack; 1/4 busts of Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill, in polka-dot bowtie

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Churchill-Roosevelt conference (HCR98868)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / OCTAGON 1944 / QUEBEC / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, 1/4 busts of Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill in polka-dot bowtie, right; view of Quebec; atomic symbol

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Churchill-Roosevelt conference (HCR98869)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / ARGONAUT & CRICKET / MALTA / 1945 / U. S. S. QUINCY / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, 1/4 busts of Franklin D Roosevelt ('FDR') and Sir Winston Churchill in officer's uniform; view of Malta, dome and spire; U. S. S. Quincy in foreground

Modern British commemorative coin - 75th anniversary of the Churchill-Roosevelt conference (HCR98870)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Joel Iskowitz

Mint

Commonwealth Mint (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2016

Obverse

H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRISTAN DA CUNHA 2016 / JI, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL / ARGONAUT & MAGNETO 1945 / BERLIN / ONE CROWN / 75ᵀᴴ / JI, view of Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated; cartographic view of the Eastern Front, with flags of the United Kingdom, United States, and USSR

Bulgarian or Russian unofficial commemorative coin (HCR98871)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

10 Roubles

Dating

2016-2020

Obverse

БАНК РОССИИ / 10 РУБЛЕЙ / ММД / РУБ / 2016, stylised laurel and oak branches; value

Reverse

The Greatest Briton in History Winston Churchill, printed photo portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in bow-tie and bowler hat, facing

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98862)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98877)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth

British commemorative coin - 55th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98985)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Denom.

Halfcrown

Dating

2020

Obverse

D·G· REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2020 · HALF CROWN · ELIZABETH II · / RDM, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL · 1874-1965 / WE SHALL NEVER / SURRENDER / DO, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right, making "V for Victory" sign and smoking a cigar; artist's initials