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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 - 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 (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

British commemorative token (HCR95721)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2000

Obverse

· MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM · WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / 1564 1616, bust of William Shakespeare, left, dividing dates

Reverse

INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / 2000, ribbon with lettering through 2000 numeral, swirls above and below within a toothed border

British commemorative token (HCR95722)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2000

Obverse

· MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM · WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / 1564 1616, bust of William Shakespeare, left, dividing dates

Reverse

INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / 2000, ribbon with lettering through 2000 numeral, swirls above and below within a toothed border

British commemorative token (HCR96908)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2000

Obverse

· MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM · WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1874 1965, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, dividing dates

Reverse

INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / 2000, ribbon with lettering through 2000 numeral, swirls above and below within a toothed border

British commemorative medal (HCR98678)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2000s

Obverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / 30 NOV. 1874 / 24 JANUARY 1965 / WINSTON LEONARD / SPENCER-CHURCHILL / Winston S. Churchill, half-length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in suit, polka dot bowtie, and bowler hat, making "V for Victory" sign as he goes indoors (probably meant to represent No. 10 Downing Street)

Reverse

NEVER, / NEVER, / NEVER / GIVE UP. / Winston S. Churchill / SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, 3/4 length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, in military uniform, cigar in mouth, touching his officer's cap in a salute; in exergue, lions passants around portcullis (representing the British Houses of Parliament)

British commemorative token (HCR98753)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2000

Obverse

· MAKERS OF THE MILLENNIUM · WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1874 1965, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing, dividing dates

Reverse

INTO A NEW MILLENNIUM / 2000, ribbon with lettering through 2000 numeral, swirls above and below within a toothed border

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98844)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

250 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left

Modern commemorative Somali coin (HCR98845)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

250 Shillings

Dating

2000

Obverse

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 25 SHILLINGS, crest of the Republic of Somalia; value

Reverse

WINSTON CHURCHILL / MILLENNIUM ICONS / 2000, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 left

British calendar medal (HCR92645)

Period

Modern

Person

David Cornell, William Shakespeare

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Dating

2001

Obverse

William Shakespeare, head and shoulders portrait of William Shakespeare, loosely after the Chandos portrait, set against a Tudor street scene, with the Globe Theatre in the background

Reverse

a pair of Tudor figures present a calendar of the year 2001 listing the days of the months; above, inkwell and quill; below, masks of tragedy and comedy framed by a border of roses

American commemorative token (HCR95716)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head of Zeus within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95727)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95728)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative token (HCR95729)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2001

Obverse

The works of / William Shakespeare / 2001, portrait of William Shakespeare, facing, seated, surrounded by books

Reverse

KREWE OF ZEUS / Z / MCMLVII / ZEUS / DRACHMA, classicizing head within a bistyle Ionic temple or shrine, emanating stylized thunderbolts

American commemorative medal - Yalta Conference (HCR98735)

Period

Modern

Person

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

Mint

Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde (Modern), American Mint (Modern)

Dating

2001

Obverse

YALTA CONFERENCE / FEB. 4-11, 1945, view of Sir Winston Churchill, smoking cigar, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, seated

Reverse

WORLD WAR II / USA / 999, flag of the United States of America, laurel wreath around; border of stars around

Modern coin of the British Virgin Islands - 400th anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth I (HCR95582)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern) (stated mint)

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

2003

Obverse

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS / QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 / IRB, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse

QUADRICENTENNIAL·OF·THE·LIFE·OF·ELIZABETH·I·1533-1603 / $1 / A / MIDSUMMER / NIGHT’S DREAM / 1564 / 1616 / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, bust of William Shakespeare facing; behind, Titania adoring Bottom, a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Modern coin of the British Virgin Islands (HCR95583)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar

Dating

2003

Obverse

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS / QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2003 / IRB, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse