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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 British commemorative coin - 25th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98987)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Crown

Dating

1990

Obverse

ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN · 1990 / RDM / PM, diademed bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (third portrait)

Reverse

· SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL · 1874-1965 · IN MEMORIAM · / 1 / CROWN, portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in officer's cap, smoking cigar, right

American commemorative medal (HCR95741)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

1992

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / 1564-1616, bust of William Shakespeare, facing

Reverse

AMERICA'S OLDEST ELIZABETHAN THEATRE / ASHLAND, OREGON, view of an Elizabethan-style theatre

German coin (HCR95720)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Mint

Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde (Modern)

Denom.

1 ECU (European Currency Unit) (hypothetical currency) = 1 Thaler

Dating

1993

Obverse

GREAT BRITAIN, group of stars; inscription; masks of tragicomedy; bust of William Shakespeare, facing

Reverse

ECU / G / 1993, female personification of Europa on the bull

French commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris (HCR96903)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

Paris (at Pessac) (Modern)

Denom.

500 Francs

Dating

1994

Obverse

RF / 500 FRANCS / 1994 / WINSTON CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 right, in officer's cap

Reverse

I HAVE / NOTHING TO OFFER / BUT BLOOD, / TOIL, TEARS / AND SWEAT. / JE N'AI / RIEN À OFFRIR / QUE DU SANG, / DE LA PEINE, / DES LARMES, / DE LA SUEUR., inscription on incuse design of the Union Flag; rampant lion, left

Modern Liberian commemorative coin - Cairo Conference (HCR96901)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt ('FDR'), Chiang Kai-shek

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

250 dollars

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

WORLD WAR II CAIRO CONFERENCE · $250 · / 25ᵀᴴ / NOVEMBER 1943 / CHIANG KAI-SHEK · ROOSEVELT · CHURCHILL, three busts of Chiang Kai-shek (3/4 right), Roosevelt (facing), and Sir Winston Churchill (3/4 left)

Modern Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98759)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

50 dollars

Dating

1995

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Modern Marshall Islands commemorative coin - 50 year anniversary of VE Day (HCR98765)

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 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

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 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); triskelia around

Reverse

50th ANNIVERSARY - END OF WORLD WAR II 1945 SIR / WINSTON CHURCHILL / FIVE POUNDS, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in polka dot bowtie, 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

Canadian cast medal - Lawrence of Arabia (HCR110232)

Period

Modern

Person

Dora de Pédery-Hunt

Dating

c. 2001

Obverse

LAW / REN / CE / OF / ARA / BI / A / Hunt, frontal portrait of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (T.E. Lawrence) using roughened technique, in 'Arabic' dress

Reverse

Dora de Pédery-Hunt, signature of the artist etched on

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)

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