Swiss commemorative medal – HCR95596

Obverse

Inscription:

GULIELMUS SHAKESPEARE.

Design:

bust of William Shakespeare, ¾ right

Reverse

Inscription:

WILD ABOVE RULE OR ART. / NAT · 1564 ·

Design:

rocky landscape with clouds and birds; inscription in exergue

Information

Person

William Shakespeare (subject) , Jean Dassier (engraver)

Dating

1731-1864

Note

metal uncertain; Pinches?; restrike?; reasonable dates range from 1731 (date of original) to 1864 (when the medal was commonly restruck, as in SBT coll.)

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

bronze gilt or copper gilt

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

19.19

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

001A

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

Source of portrait

First Folio portrait by Droeshout / Chandos portrait

Country of origin

Switzerland

Reference

Ogden, W. S. - 1910 - Shakspere's portraiture: painted, graven, and medallic : 42

Note:

p. 185

Reference

Eimer, C. - 1987 - British commemorative medals and their values : 95

Note:

p. 36

Reference

Hawkins, Edward - 1885 - Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain and Ireland to the death of George II : 42

Contributors to this coin record

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