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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.

American commemorative medal (HCR98730)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

American Mint (Modern)

Dating

2013

Obverse

"We shall not / fail or falter; / we shall not / weaken or tire... / Give us the tools / and we will / finish the job." / -Winston / Churchill, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

Reverse

GREAT LEADERS / GREAT WORDS, statue of an ancient figure (after L'Arringatore) making the adlocutio within a bistyle Doric temple or shrine; around, laurel wreaths

Modern commemorative medal (HCR95725)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2014

Obverse

SHAKESPEARE · WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ·WILLIAM SHAKES · 450TH ANNIVERSARY · / ALL / THE / WORLD'S / A / STAGE / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, bust of William Shakespeare, ¾ facing; to his right, one of his signatures

Reverse

"HAVE / MORE THAN YOU / SPEAK LESS THAN SHOW" / YOU KNOW / TO BE, / OR NOT TO BE: / THAT IS THE / QUESTION, scenes from Shakespeare's plays (skull being presented; figure of a king), with quotes from his works; at top, trees

Modern commemorative medal (HCR95726)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2014

Obverse

Reverse

Modern British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR96904)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Mark Richards

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D FIVE POUNDS·2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing

British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR96942)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Etienne Millner

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

20 Pound Piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D 20 POUNDS · 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

Australian commemorative medal - 50 years of the Australian Churchill Trust (HCR98736)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2015

Obverse

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1874 / 1965, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left

Reverse

COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS 1965-2015 / CHURCHILL TRUST, ?logo of the Australian Churchill Trust?, arrow encompassing map view of Australia

British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98854)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Etienne Millner

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

20 Pound Piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D 20 POUNDS · 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

Modern British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98863)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ALDERNEY FIVE POUNDS ELIZABETH II 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

PAINTING / IS / A / COMPANION / · WITH WHOM ONE MAY HOPE TO WALK A GREAT PART OF LIFE'S JOURNEY, quotation by Sir Winston Churchill, in centre and around

Bulgarian or Russian unofficial commemorative coin (HCR98871)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

10 Roubles

Dating

2016-2020

Obverse

БАНК РОССИИ / 10 РУБЛЕЙ / ММД / РУБ / 2016, stylised laurel and oak branches; value

Reverse

The Greatest Briton in History Winston Churchill, printed photo portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in bow-tie and bowler hat, facing

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98862)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98877)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth

British commemorative £2 coin - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR137453)

Period

Modern

Dating

2024

British commemorative £2 coin - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR137454)

Period

Modern

Dating

2024