British commemorative medal - quatercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare – HCR95612

Obverse

Inscription:

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE · 400ᵀᴴ ANNIVERSARY · / P. VINCZE / © / THE SHAKESPEARE / BIRTHPLACE TRUST · 1964

Design:

bust of William Shakespeare, left

Reverse

Inscription:

WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / 1564—1964 / P. VINCZE

Design:

two figures kneeling; one male, with book and torch; the other female, with masks of tragicomedy

Information

Person

William Shakespeare (subject) , Paul Vincze (artist) , Pinches (manufacturer)

Dating

1964

Note

Part of a set of medals designed by the sculptor Paul Vincze for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to commemorate the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth. YUGA (Yale) has it that these were manufactured in the United States, but notes suggest they are struck by Pinches, which would point to a UK point of manufacture (pre-1969, which was the point of the Franklin Mint takeover).

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

bronze or copper

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

81.33

Diameter (mm)

57.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Reference

BHM : 2103

Note:

p. 241

Reference

Fox, Levi - 1982 - Paul Vincze's Shakespeare medals : in the Shakespeare centre at Stratford-upon-Avon :

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher