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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 token (HCR98753)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2000

Obverse

· MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM · WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1874 1965, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, dividing dates

Reverse

INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / 2000, ribbon with lettering through 2000 numeral, swirls above and below within a toothed border

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98844)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

250 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98845)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

250 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98846)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

250 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98847)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

25 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left

British calendar medal (HCR92645)

Period

Modern

Person

David Cornell, William Shakespeare

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Dating

2001

Obverse

William Shakespeare, head and shoulders portrait of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, set against a Tudor street scene, with the Globe Theatre in the background

Reverse

a pair of Tudor figures present a calendar of the year 2001 listing the days of the months; above, inkwell and quill; below, masks of tragedy and comedy framed by a border of roses

American commemorative token (HCR95716)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head of Zeus within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95727)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95728)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95729)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative medal - Yalta Conference (HCR98735)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR')

Mint

Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde (Modern), American Mint (Modern)

Dating

2001

Obverse

YALTA CONFERENCE / FEB. 4-11, 1945, view of Sir Winston Churchill, smoking cigar, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, seated

Reverse

WORLD WAR II / USA / 999, flag of the United States of America, laurel wreath around; border of stars around

Modern coin of the British Virgin Islands - 400th anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth I (HCR95582)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

2003

Obverse

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS / QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 / IRB, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse

QUADRICENTENNIAL·OF·THE·LIFE·OF·ELIZABETH·I·1533-1603 / $1 / A / MIDSUMMER / NIGHT’S DREAM / 1564 / 1616 / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, bust of William Shakespeare facing; behind, Titania adoring Bottom, a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Modern coin of the British Virgin Islands (HCR95583)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

2003

Obverse

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS / QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 / IRB, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse

British commemorative medallion - 60th anniversary of VE Day (HCR98917)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2005

Obverse

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

Reverse

· 8 MAY 1945 · 60th ANNIVERSARY / 1945-2005 / VE / DAY, inverted triangle made up of pyramids and a cartouche in the centre with inscription

British commemorative medallion - 60th anniversary of VE Day (HCR98918)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2005

Obverse

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

Reverse

· 8 MAY 1945 · 60th ANNIVERSARY / 1945-2005 / VE / DAY, inverted triangle made up of pyramids and a cartouche in the centre with inscription

Modern British commemorative coin - 60th anniversary of the end of World War II (HCR98989)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Denom.

Crown

Dating

2005

Obverse

ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 2005 / IRB, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem; triskelia around; artist's signature

Reverse

60th ANNIVERSARY - END OF WORLD WAR II 1945 / SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1 CROWN, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in polka dot bowtie, 3/4 left, making "V for Victory" sign

Modern British coin (HCR95581)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf, Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2006

Obverse

ELIZABETH II / ALDERNEY / 2006 / RDM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem

Reverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE · FIVE POUNDS, bust of William Shakespeare, facing; miniature of the Globe Theatre

British commemorative medal (HCR95724)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2006

Obverse

SHAKESPEARE COUNTY GEO-CACHERS WARWICKSHIRE UK · 2006 · / The Bard of Avon, bust of William Shakespeare, ¾ facing

Reverse

SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE STRATFORD UPON AVON · WARWICKSHIRE UK · / 188, landscape of Shakespeare's house and birthplace

Modern British commemorative coin (HCR98762)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2006

Obverse

ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY 2006 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL · FIVE POUNDS, half-length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, facing

Falkland Island commemorative coin (HCR98874)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2007

Obverse

QUEEN ELIZABETH II FALKLAND ISLANDS 2007, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse

1874 ~ WINSTON CHURCHILL ~ 1965 ~ ONE CROWN ~ / HONI · SOIT · QUI MAL · Y · PENSE · / PM, Sir Winston Churchill, facing, wearing hat whilst making "V for Victory" hand sign within crest of the Order of the Garter, around