Dating
20th century
Obverse
THE SHAKESPEARE MEDAL, draped bust of William Shakespeare, half-left, bare headed, closely after the Droeshout portrait; signed monogram of the artist
Reverse
THE JAPAN SOCIETY TO / THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKIO, fictitious map of the British Isles juxtaposed with the Japanese archipelago; various sea-creatures, some real; on the bezel, flags of the United Kingdom and Japan