British commemorative medallion - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill – HCR98791

Obverse

Inscription:

SEAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Design:

Sir Winston Churchill, facing, in robes, at presidential podium

Reverse

Inscription:

1946 / Making the Fulton Speech / FROM STETTIN IN THE BALTIC / TO TRIESTE IN THE ADRIATIC, / AN IRON CURTAIN HAS / DESCENDED....THIS IS CERTAINLY / NOT THE LIBERATED EUROPE WE / FOUGHT TO BUILD UP....THE SAFETY / OF THE WORLD REQUIRES A / NEW UNITY IN EUROPE, FROM / WHICH NO NATION SHOULD / BE PERMANENTLY / OUTCAST

Design:

inscription; quotation from letters/diaries/speeches; symbol of the Royal Mint at London(?)

Information

Person

Sir Winston Churchill (subject) , Christopher Ironside (artist)

Mint

Tower

Dating

1974

Note

Issued in 3 albums (3/3: "From Wilderness to Power") by the Royal Mint for the American Express Company, this set of commemorative medallions commemorates the centenary of Churchill's birth.

Period

Modern

Kind

medallion

Metal

silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
Credit

Weight (g)

46.6

Diameter (mm)

44.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

S-A 23 Fulton Speech by Christopher Ironside

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 Kingdom

Contributors to this coin record

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