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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 - William Betty (HCR146333)

Period

Modern

Person

J Westwood, William Betty, Retter

Dating

1804

Obverse

WILLᴹ HENRY WEST BETTY. / BORN 13TH SEPTᴿ 1791 / RETTER, draped bust of William Betty, head with closely curled hair turned to right

Reverse

BRITISH / TRAGEDIAN / WITH / FEELING / AND PROPRIETY / HE / ATONISHES THE / JUDICIOUS / OBSERVERS OF / HUMAN / NATURE / 1804, inscription within open acorn wreath

British commemorative medal - William Betty (HCR146338)

Period

Modern

Person

J Westwood, William Betty

Dating

1804

Obverse

WILLᴹ HENRY WEST BETTY. / BORN 13TH SEPTᴿ 1791 / WESTWOOD ·F·, draped bust of William Betty, head with closely curled hair turned to right

Reverse

BRITISH / TRAGEDIAN / WITH / FEELING / AND PROPRIETY / HE / ATONISHES THE / JUDICIOUS / OBSERVERS OF / HUMAN / NATURE / 1804, inscription within open acorn wreath

British commemorative medal - William Betty (HCR146345)

Period

Modern

Person

J Westwood, William Betty

Dating

1804

Obverse

WILLᴹ HENRY WEST BETTY. / BORN 13TH SEPTᴿ 1791, draped bust of William Betty, left

Reverse

BRITISH / TRAGEDIAN / WITH / FEELING / AND PROPRIETY / HE / ATONISHES THE / JUDICIOUS / OBSERVERS OF / HUMAN / NATURE / 1804, inscription within open acorn wreath

British commemorative medal - William Betty (HCR146347)

Period

Modern

Person

J Westwood, William Betty

Dating

1804

Obverse

WILLIAM HENRY WEST BETTY . / J WESTWOOD, draped bust of William Betty with high lace collar, bare head right

Reverse

BRITISH / TRAGEDIAN / AGED / 13 YEARS / A·D / 1804, inscription within closed wreath

Modern coin (HCR152316)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Denom.

Rouble

Dating

1804

Obverse

armoured and draped bust right

Reverse

Greek cross

Modern coin (HCR152317)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Denom.

Rouble

Dating

1804

Obverse

armoured and draped bust right

Reverse

Greek cross

Modern coin (HCR152318)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Dating

1804

Obverse

armoured and draped bust right

Reverse

Greek cross

Modern coin (HCR152320)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Denom.

Poltina

Dating

undated [1804]

Obverse

armoured and draped bust right

Reverse

crowned imperial eagle, larger crown above

Modern coin (HCR152323)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Denom.

Poltina

Dating

undated [1804]

Obverse

armoured and draped bust right

Reverse

crowned imperial eagle, larger crown above

Modern coin (HCR152329)

Period

Modern

Denom.

Keping

Dating

1804/1219h

Modern coin (HCR152333)

Period

Modern

Denom.

Two kepings

Dating

1804/1219h

Modern coin (HCR152418)

Period

Modern

Person

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

1804

Obverse

leaf to centre of "E" in "DEI"

Reverse

inverted "K" to left of shield

Modern coin (HCR152423)

Period

Modern

Person

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

1804

Obverse

leaf to centre of "E" in "DEI"

Reverse

inverted "K" to left of shield

Trial strike for a Modern coin (HCR152476)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Alexander I

Dating

undated [1804]

Obverse

ALEXANDER I.D:G.IMP.AVTOCR.RVSSOR., armoured and draped bust right

British commemorative medal - Death of Joseph Priestley (HCR152529)

Period

Modern

Person

T. Phipson

Dating

1804

Obverse

JOSEPHUS PRIESTLEY / PHIPSON FECIT, draped bust, right

Reverse

☆ MAGNUS CHRISTIANUS PHILOSOPHUS / APR: VIII / BRITTANNIÆ / LITORIA LINQUENS / COLUMBIAM ADVENIT / JUNII IV / MDCCXCIV / NATUS 13 MART·1733. MORT. 5 FEB. 1804 ., legend

British commemorative medal - Death of Joseph Priestley (HCR152532)

Period

Modern

Person

T. Phipson

Dating

1804

Obverse

JOSEPHUS PRIESTLEY / PHIPSON FECIT, draped bust, right

Reverse

☆ MAGNUS CHRISTIANUS PHILOSOPHUS / APR: VIII / BRITTANNIÆ / LITORIA LINQUENS / COLUMBIAM ADVENIT / JUNII IV / MDCCXCIV / NATUS 13 MART·1733. MORT. 5 FEB. 1804 ., legend