American? commemorative art bar – HCR98670

Obverse

Inscription:

SIR / WINSTON / LEONARD / SPENCER / CHURCHILL / Winston Churchill / 1874-1974 / CENTENNIAL / BIRTHDAY / OF GREAT / BRITAINS / MAN OF / THE 20TH / CENTURY / SW

Design:

bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, in bow tie; Churchill's signature; the Cross of St George; map of the United Kingdom

Reverse

Inscription:

Design:

artist's cypher(?)

Information

Person

Sir Winston Churchill (subject)

Dating

1974

Note

due to the confused iconography of English/British nationality, this was probably not made in the United Kingdom

Period

Modern

Kind

art bar

Metal

silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
Credit

Weight (g)

31.9

Diameter (mm)

47.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

364

Acquisition date

12/2020

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2020.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Churchill Medal Collection

Country of origin

United States (probably)

Contributors to this coin record

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