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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 Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98768)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

10 dollars

Dating

1995

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1995 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN $10 / SEAL, crest of the Marshall Islands

Reverse

PEACE / 1945 / 1995 / TEN DOLLARS / DKS, Sir Winston Churchill, facing, making "V for Victory" sign; crowds celebrating behind; olive branch

Dutch commemorative medal - 50th anniversary of the Yalta Conference (HCR98959)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Mint

Utrecht (Modern)

Dating

1995

Obverse

YALTA 11 FEVRIER 1945, image of the globe; scales of justice and sword; in the foreground, view of Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, seated; artist's cypher

Reverse

1939 - 1945, L'Hexagone and Corsica with Cross of Lorraine in negative relief

Modern Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98983)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

5 dollars

Dating

1995

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1995 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN $10 / SEAL, crest of the Marshall Islands

Reverse

PEACE / 1945 / 1995 / FIVE DOLLARS / DKS, Sir Winston Churchill, facing, making "V for Victory" sign; crowds celebrating behind; olive branch

Modern commemorative coin of the Turks and Caicos Islands - 50th anniversary of VE Day (HCR98984)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Luigi Senerchia Badia

Denom.

5 Dollar Crowns

Dating

1995

Obverse

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS / LB / 1995 / FIVE CROWNS, coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands, date and denomination below

Reverse

VE-DAY 8 MAY 1945 ☆ 50TH ANNIVERSARY ☆, triple bust of Sir Winston Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin facing

Modern British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the end of World War II (HCR98988)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

1995

Obverse

ISLE OF MAN ELIZABETH II PM 1995 / PM, crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem; triskelia around

Reverse

50th ANNIVERSARY - END OF WORLD WAR II 1945 SIR / WINSTON CHURCHILL / FIVE POUNDS, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in polka dot bow tie, 3/4 left, making "V for Victory" sign

Modern Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98990)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

5 dollars

Dating

1995

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1995 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN $10 / SEAL, crest of the Marshall Islands

Reverse

PEACE / 1945 / 1995 / FIVE DOLLARS / DKS, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left, making "V for Victory" sign; crowds celebrating behind; olive branch

Modern Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98991)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

5 dollars

Dating

1995

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1995 JEPILPILIN KE EJUKAAN $10 / SEAL, crest of the Marshall Islands

Reverse

PEACE / 1945 / 1995 / FIVE DOLLARS / DKS, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left, making "V for Victory" sign; crowds celebrating behind; olive branch

Modern Liberian commemorative coin (HCR98992)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

1995

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / HALF OUNCE 250 DOLLARS FINE GOLD / 19 95 / THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE / REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, crest of Liberia

Reverse

· 1874 · WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL · 1965 · $1 / THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR, uniformed bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right; planes, tanks and ship in background

Modern coin of the Cook Islands (HCR95580)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Mint

The Franklin Mint, Exton, PA, U.S.A. (Modern)

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1997

Obverse

ELIZABETH II / COOK ISLANDS / 1997 / RDM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem

Reverse

16TH CENTURY / $50 / WILLIAM / SHAKESPEARE / 1564-1616, bust of William Shakespeare, facing; behind, palace (left) and Globe Theatre (right)

Modern coin of San Marino (HCR95588)

Period

Modern

Denom.

5 lire

Dating

1997

Obverse

REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO, symbolic representations of the moon, stars and planets; nude male torso holding fire, whose head becomes the globe

Reverse

1997 / R / TEATRO / L / 5, Hamlet (from "Hamlet"), addressing Yorick's skull which he holds, a scene from Act 5 Scene 1

Modern Afghan coin (HCR95578)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Denom.

500 Afghanis

Dating

1999

Obverse

ISLAMIC STATE OF AFGHANISTAN / 500 AFGHANIS, coat of arms of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, with crossed swords and inscribed wreath

Reverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / 1564 / 1616 / 1999, ¾ bust of William Shakespeare, in front of a bird's eye view of the Globe Theatre

Modern British commemorative coin - 125th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR96899)

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

1999

Obverse

ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 1999 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL 1874 · 5 POUNDS · 1965, Sir Winston Churchill, right

Modern British commemorative coin - 125th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98754)

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

1999

Obverse

ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 1999 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

· 1874 WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL 1965 · 5 POUNDS, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, right, within beaded circle

Modern British commemorative coin - 125th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98764)

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

1999

Obverse

ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY 1999 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

· 1874 WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL 1965 · 5 POUNDS, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, right, within beaded circle

Modern commemorative coin of Tristan da Cunha - 125 years since the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98839)

Period

Modern

Person

David Cornell, Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Denom.

50 Pence Piece

Obverse

· QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TRISTAN DA CUNHA · 50 PENCE / RDM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / 1999, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in officer's cap, left, with Spitfire and Hurricane in flight

Modern commemorative coin of Tristan da Cunha - 125 years since the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98840)

Period

Modern

Person

David Cornell, Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Denom.

50 Pence Piece

Obverse

· QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TRISTAN DA CUNHA · 50 PENCE / RDM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / 1999, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in officer's cap, left, with Spitfire and Hurricane in flight

Modern commemorative coin of Tristan da Cunha - 125 years since the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98841)

Period

Modern

Person

David Cornell, Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Denom.

50 Pence Piece

Obverse

· QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TRISTAN DA CUNHA · 50 PENCE / RDM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait), wearing the George IV State Diadem

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / 1999, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in officer's cap, left, with Spitfire and Hurricane in flight

Modern commemorative coin of the Falkland Islands - USS Winston Churchill (HCR98857)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Raphael David Maklouf

Denom.

50 Pence Piece

Dating

1999

Obverse

QUEEN ELIZABETH II · FALKLAND ISLANDS · 50 PENCE · / RDM, head of Queen Elizabeth II, right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965 / 1999, Sir Winston Churchill in full regalia of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, date below ship (USS Winston Churchill) at left