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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 - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95631)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, H. Brown

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: BORN APRIL 23. 1564: DIED APRIL 23. 1616 / H. BROWN · CRYSTAL / PALACE, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKESPEARE STRATFORD UPON AVON / FESTIVAL 1864, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95632)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, H. Brown

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: BORN APRIL 23. 1564: DIED APRIL 23. 1616 / H. BROWN · CRYSTAL / PALACE, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKESPEARE STRATFORD UPON AVON / FESTIVAL 1864, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95633)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, H. Brown

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: BORN APRIL 23. 1564: DIED APRIL 23. 1616 / H. BROWN · CRYSTAL / PALACE, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKESPEARE STRATFORD UPON AVON / FESTIVAL 1864, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95634)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. W. Ingram

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN APRIL 23.1564. DIED APRIL 23.1616., draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

WE SHALL / NOT LOOK UPON / HIS LIKE / AGAIN / T.W. INGRAM . BIRM, inscription surrounded by laurel wreath

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95635)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. W. Ingram

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN APRIL 23.1564. DIED APRIL 23.1616., draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

WE SHALL / NOT LOOK UPON / HIS LIKE / AGAIN / T.W. INGRAM . BIRM, inscription surrounded by laurel wreath

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95636)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, J. Moore

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 23. 1564. DIED APRIL 23. 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95637)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, J. Moore

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 23. 1564. DIED APRIL 23. 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF THE / IMMORTAL BARD / STRATFORD ON / AVON / TERCENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF SHAKESPEARE / APRIL 1864, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95638)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

HIS BIRTH PLACE / STRATFORD-ON-AVON / · THE TERCENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF SHAKSPEARE CELEBRATED 23 APRIL 1864 / OTTLEY BIRMᴹ, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; shield above; inscription in exergue; rim of beads

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95639)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95640)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95641)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95642)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95643)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within ornate toothed border

Reverse

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95644)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, T. Ottley

Dating

1864

Obverse

· SHAKESPEARE · BORN 23 APRIL 1564 + DIED 23 APRIL 1616, draped bust of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, bare head ¾ facing, within a border of pellets

Reverse

THE TERCENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF SHAKSPEARE / 23 APRIL 1864 / HIS BIRTH PLACE / STRATFORD-ON-AVON / OTTLEY BIRMᴹ, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue; rim of beads

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95645)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Pinches

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKSPERE / BORN / APRIL 23 / 1564 / PINCHES LONDON, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head facing, within arched portico

Reverse

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION / EACH CHANGE / OF MANY COLOURED / LIFE HE DREW / EXHAUSTED WORLDS / AND THEN IMAGINED / NEW / 1864, inscription within laurel wreath; quotation from Samuel Johnson's Prologue (1747)

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95646)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Pinches

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKSPERE / BORN / APRIL 23 / 1564 / PINCHES LONDON, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head facing, within arched portico

Reverse

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION / EACH CHANGE / OF MANY COLOURED / LIFE HE DREW / EXHAUSTED WORLDS / AND THEN IMAGINED / NEW / 1864, inscription within laurel wreath

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95647)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, W. J. Toft

Dating

1864

Obverse

. SHAKESPEARE . BORN APRIL 23. 1564. DIED APRIL 23 1616 / W.J.T, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKSPEARE / BORN 1564 / DIED 1616, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95648)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, W. J. Toft

Dating

1864

Obverse

. SHAKESPEARE . BORN APRIL 23. 1564. DIED APRIL 23 1616 / W.J.T, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKSPEARE / BORN 1564 / DIED 1616, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95649)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, W. J. Taylor, H. Brown

Dating

1864

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : BORN APRIL 23 1564 · DIED APRIL 23 1616 · / H. BROWN, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left

Reverse

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE & ALL THE MEN & WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS / ER VR / ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE / RDC / FOUNDED AD 1858, three Gothic arches; Shakespeare crowned; woman carrying child; aged man; foliate scrolls in spandrels; legend below figures; shield with monogram in exergue; legend on scroll

British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare (HCR95650)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, W. J. Toft

Dating

1864

Obverse

SHAKSPEARE, draped bust of William Shakespeare bare head left, within a rim of beads

Reverse

BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKSPEARE / BORN 1564 / DIED 1616, view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue