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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.

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98667)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris

Mint

Toye Kenning & Spencer (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

NORRIS, Sir Winston Churchill, facing, in bow tie

Reverse

♢ WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL ♢ / 10 DOWNING STREET / LONDON / CENTENARY 1974, view of Downing Street, with No. 10 visible, guarded by a policeman in uniform; in exergue, floral motif with the national flowers of the British Isles (rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock)

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98669)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris

Mint

Toye Kenning & Spencer (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

NORRIS, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left, in bowler hat and bow tie

Reverse

♢ WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL ♢ / CHARTWELL MANOR / WESTERHAM, KENT / CENTENARY 1974, view of Chartwell Manor, Kent, United Kingdom; in exergue, floral motif with the national flowers of the British Isles (rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock)

American? commemorative art bar (HCR98670)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

1974

Obverse

SIR / WINSTON / LEONARD / SPENCER / CHURCHILL / Winston Churchill / 1874-1974 / CENTENNIAL / BIRTHDAY / OF GREAT / BRITAINS / MAN OF / THE 20TH / CENTURY / SW, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, in bow tie; Churchill's signature; the Cross of St George; map of the United Kingdom

Reverse

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98674)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Gregory & Co (Jewellers) Ltd. (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL / CENTENARY / 1874-1974, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, with polka dot bow tie

Reverse

HONI·SOIT·QUI·MAL·Y·PENSE·, cross quartered; plane decorated with objects associated with Sir Winston Churchill: paintbrushes, inkpots, books, scroll, quill, sabre, and Order of the Garter; crest of the Order of the Garter, around

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98681)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Gregory & Co (Jewellers) Ltd. (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL / CENTENARY / 1874-1974, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, with polka dot bow tie

Reverse

Modern American coin - Lincoln Memorial cent / American Churchill centenary commemorative token (HCR98696)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Victor D. Brenner

Mint

Denver, United States of America (Modern) (stated mint)

Denom.

Cent

Dating

1974

Obverse

IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / 1974 D, bust of Abraham Lincoln, right; mint-mark

Reverse

CHURCHILL CENTENARY / 1874 1974, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, facing 1/4 right, with cigar and bowtie

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98729)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

1974

Obverse

WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL / CENTENARY / 1874-1974, imaginary (inverted) London skyline in background with Elizabeth Tower and Palace of Westminster flying the Union Flag; in foreground, half-portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in suit and bow-tie, left

Swedish commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98732)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Eila Hiltunen

Dating

1974

Obverse

1874-1974 WINSTON CHURCHILL / Eila Hiltunen, bust of Sir Winston Churchill; right hand in "V for Victory" sign; artist's signature

Reverse

BLOOD SWEAT TEARS, war scene: aeroplanes, ?parachutes?, ?church?, ?frontage of St Paul's Cathedral?, infantrymen

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98737)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Gregory & Co (Jewellers) Ltd. (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

19 74 / R, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left; Gregory mintmark

Reverse

CENT / ENARY / CHURCHILL, view of ?St Paul's Cathedral, London?

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98744)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris, Nordon Art Company

Dating

1974

Obverse

WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / 1874 1974 / NORRIS / CHURCHILL CENTENARY, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left; quotation from Shakespeare

Reverse

IN PEACE - GOODWILL ❀ IN WAR - RESOLUTION ❀ IN DEFEAT - DEFIANCE ❀ IN VICTORY - MAGNANIMITY / b. 30.NOV.1874 / SOLDIER-PARLIAMENTARIAN / STATESMAN - WORLD LEADER / ORATOR - PAINTER - WRITER / NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE / 1940-45 PRIME MINISTER 1951-55 / SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER CHURCHILL / K.G. O.M. C.H. F.R.S. / HON. CITIZEN OF THE U.S.A. / d.24.JAN.1965 / STATE FUNERAL / Sᵀ. PAULS CATHEDRAL / 30.JAN.1965, inscription around; quotation from Sir Winston Churchill

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98749)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris

Mint

Toye Kenning & Spencer (Modern)

Dating

1974

Obverse

NORRIS, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right, in naval officer's cap with cigar in mouth

Reverse

♢ WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL ♢ / BLENHEIM PALACE / OXFORDSHIRE / CENTENARY 1974, view of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; in exergue, floral motif with the national flowers of the British Isles (rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock)

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98750)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris, Nordon Art Company

Dating

1974

Obverse

WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / 1874 1974 / NORRIS / CHURCHILL CENTENARY, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left; quotation from Shakespeare

Reverse

British commemorative medal - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98751)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, David Norris, Nordon Art Company

Dating

1974

Obverse

WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / 1874 1974 / NORRIS / CHURCHILL CENTENARY, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left; quotation from Shakespeare

Reverse

Modern commemorative coin of the Cook Islands - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98755)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin, James Berry

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1974

Obverse

ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

1874 MAN OF THE CENTURY · 1974 FIFTYY DOLLARS / Winston S. Churchill / JB, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left; Houses of Parliament and Elizabeth Tower in background; Union Flag; Churchill's name in the style of a signature

Modern British commemorative coin - Manx Crown - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98756)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Crown

Dating

1974

Obverse

ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL CENTENARY 1874 - 1974 ONE CROWN, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right

Modern commemorative coin of the Cook Islands - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98757)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin, James Berry

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1974

Obverse

ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

Modern commemorative coin of the Cook Islands - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98758)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin, James Berry

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1974

Obverse

ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

Modern British commemorative coin - Manx Crown - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98760)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Crown

Dating

1974

Obverse

ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL CENTENARY 1874 - 1974 ONE CROWN, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right

Modern commemorative coin of the Cook Islands - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98761)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Arnold Machin, James Berry

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1974

Obverse

ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 1974, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait)

Reverse

British commemorative medallion - centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98769)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Tower

Dating

1974

Obverse

view of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Reverse

1874 / November 30 / Blenheim Palace-Churchill's / birthplace / THE LITTLE BOY / IS A VERY HEALTHY / PRETTY LITTLE CHILD / & I THINK WILL BE / A LARGE CHILD / IN TIME, inscription; quotation from letters/diaries/speeches; symbol of the Royal Mint at London(?)