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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 medal (HCR139158)

Period

Modern

Person

Ian Rank-Broadley, Camilla Parker Bowles, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

Obverse

portrait of Queen Camilla, in Order of the Garter dress, left

Reverse

Ian Rank-Broadley / 7/8/24 / 7/10, signature of the artist; date of accession; issue number

Modern medal (HCR139159)

Period

Modern

Person

Ian Rank-Broadley, Charles IV (Charles III), King of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

Obverse

portrait of King Charles, in Order of the Garter dress, right

Reverse

Ian Rank-Broadley / 7/8/24 / 7/10, signature of the artist; date of accession; issue number

Untitled coin (HCR139161)

Period

Untitled coin (HCR139162)

Period

Untitled coin (HCR139163)

Period

Modern

Period

Modern

British historical medal (HCR140412)

Period

Modern

Person

Allen & Moore, Victoria

Obverse

PATRONIZED BY HER MAJESTY, crowned "Godless" bust of Queen Victoria, left, in decorated dress

Reverse

PUNCH'S MEDAL / IN / HONOUR / OF / PUNCH / WIT / FUN, Mr. Punch, seated with quill; cat in ruff and hat with feather; below, bacchic procession of characters