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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 historical medal - Earl St Vincent's Testimony of Approbation (HCR152530)

Period

Modern

Dating

1800

Obverse

EARL OF ST VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION / 1800, bust left

Reverse

LOYAL AND TRUE, two men shaking hands

British historical medal - Earl St Vincent's Testimony of Approbation (HCR152531)

Period

Modern

Dating

1800

Obverse

EARL ST VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION / 1800, bust left

Reverse

LOYAL AND TRUE, two men shaking hands

British commemorative medal - George III Preserved from Assassination (HCR152535)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1800

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · MAGN · BRIT · FR · ET HIB · REX · / C · H · KÜCHLER · F ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

PERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT. / D. O. / M. / A SICARIO SERVATUS / MAI · XV . MDCCC ., burning altar, Eye of Providence above

British commemorative medal - George III Preserved from Assassination (HCR152550)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1800

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · MAGN · BRIT · FR · ET HIB · REX · / C · H · KÜCHLER · F ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

PERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT. / D. O. / M. / A SICARIO SERVATUS / MAI · XV . MDCCC ., burning altar, Eye of Providence above

British commemorative medal - George III Preserved from Assassination (HCR152557)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1800

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · MAGN · BRIT · FR · ET HIB · REX · / C · H · KÜCHLER · F ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

PERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT. / D. O. / M. / A SICARIO SERVATUS / MAI · XV . MDCCC ., burning altar, Eye of Providence above

British commemorative medal - Union with Ireland (HCR146301)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1801

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · BRITANNIARUM REX · FID · DEF · &c. / C · H · K ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

British commemorative medal - Union with Ireland (HCR146307)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1801

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · BRITANNIARUM REX · FID · DEF · &c. / C · H · K ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

British commemorative medal - Union with Ireland (HCR146308)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1801

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · BRITANNIARUM REX · FID · DEF · &c. / C · H · K ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

British commemorative medal - Union of Great Britain and Ireland (HCR152537)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1801

Obverse

armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

standing figure of Britain greeting that of Ireland

British commemorative medal - Union of Great Britain and Ireland (HCR152556)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1801

Obverse

armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

standing figure of Britain greeting that of Ireland

British historical medal - Manchester and Salford Royal Light Horse Volunteers (HCR146321)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

G R, laureate bust of George III right

Reverse

A / TESTIMONY / OF GRATITUDE / FROM HIS / FELLOW TOWNSMEN / FOR SPIRITED AND / PATRIOTIC SERVICES. / 1802 / MANCHESTER & ALFORD VOLUNTEERS., legend

British commemorative medal - Peace of Amiens (HCR146322)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · MAGN · BRIT · FR · ET HIB · REX · / C · H · KÜCHLER. FEC ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

TRIUMPHIS POTIOR. / PAX UBIQUE / MDCCCII / C . H. KUCHLER. F·, Peace setting fire to a pile of armaments, fully-rigged ships on an open sea in background

British historical medal - Manchester and Salford Royal Light Horse Volunteers (HCR146325)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

G R, laureate bust of George III right

Reverse

A / TESTIMONY / OF GRATITUDE / FROM HIS / FELLOW TOWNSMEN / FOR SPIRITED AND / PATRIOTIC SERVICES. / 1802 / MANCHESTER & ALFORD VOLUNTEERS., legend

British historical medal - Manchester and Salford Royal Light Horse Volunteers (HCR146327)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

G R, laureate bust of George III right

Reverse

A / TESTIMONY / OF GRATITUDE / FROM HIS / FELLOW TOWNSMEN / FOR SPIRITED AND / PATRIOTIC SERVICES. / 1802 / MANCHESTER & ALFORD VOLUNTEERS. / STRUCK IN THE MINT / OF M · BOULTON SOHO ., legend, named area engraved

British commemorative medal - Peace of Amiens (HCR146329)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · BRITANNIARUM REX · FID · DEF · &c. / C · H · K ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left; obv. inscription apparently a variety

Reverse

TRIUMPHIS POTIOR. / PAX UBIQUE / MDCCCII / C . H. KUCHLER. F·, Peace setting fire to a pile of armaments, fully-rigged ships on an open sea in background

Modern token (HCR152429)

Period

Modern

Denom.

Thirteen pence

Dating

1802

Obverse

arms and supporters

Reverse

PAYABLE AT TULLAMOORE, upper portion of A in TUESDAY clear

Modern token (HCR152430)

Period

Modern

Denom.

Thirteen pence

Dating

1802

Obverse

arms and supporters

Reverse

PAYABLE AT TULLAMOORE, upper portion of A in TUESDAY clear

Modern coin (HCR152504)

Period

Modern

Person

George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Denom.

Ninety-Sixth of a Rixdollar

Dating

1802

British commemorative medal - Peace of Amiens (HCR152536)

Period

Modern

Person

Conrad Heinrich Küchler, George III of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector (King from 1814) of Hanover, 1760 - 1820

Dating

1802

Obverse

GEORGIUS III · D : G · MAGN · BRIT · FR · ET HIB · REX · / C · H · K ·, armoured and draped bust of George III left

Reverse

TRIUMPHIS POTIOR. / PAX UBIQUE / MDCCCII / C . H. KUCHLER. F·, Peace setting fire to a pile of armaments, fully-rigged ships on an open sea in background

British award medal - Loyal Birmingham Light Horse Volunteers (HCR152543)

Period

Modern

Dating

1802

Obverse

FOR GENUINE PATRIOTISM, Peace presenting medal to soldier in Roman dress

Reverse

legend and tablet within wreath