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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.

Falkland Island commemorative coin (HCR98874)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Mint

Pobjoy Mint, Surrey (Modern)

Denom.

Dollar Crown

Dating

2007

Obverse

QUEEN ELIZABETH II FALKLAND ISLANDS 2007, tiaraed draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right

Reverse

1874 ~ WINSTON CHURCHILL ~ 1965 ~ ONE CROWN ~ / HONI · SOIT · QUI MAL · Y · PENSE · / PM, Sir Winston Churchill, facing, wearing hat whilst making "V for Victory" hand sign within crest of the Order of the Garter, around

Modern British commemorative coin (HCR95730)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Mint

The Windsor Mint, Ltd. (Modern)

Dating

2009

Obverse

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616 / POET AND PLAYWRIGHT, bust of William Shakespeare, facing; the Union Flag, colourised, in the background

Reverse

THE GREATEST BRITONS, crosses of St George and St Andrew; the field divided into four and filled with emblems from the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (three lions for England; lion rampant for Scotland; the harp for Ireland; dragon for Wales).

Modern British commemorative coin (HCR98921)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

The Windsor Mint, Ltd. (Modern)

Dating

2009-2020

Obverse

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874 - 1965 PRIME MINISTER, Sir Winston Churchill, sat, cigar in hand, facing; the Union Flag, colourised, in the background

Reverse

Modern British commemorative coin - 2012 Olympics (HCR98858)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Ivor Roberts-Jones, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2010

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D FIVE POUNDS·2010 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right, (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

2012™ / Be daring, / be first, / be different, / be just / CHURC, statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London, United Kingdom; the London 2012 Olympics logo in blue; a quotation from Anita Roddick

American commemorative medal (HCR98730)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Mint

American Mint (Modern)

Dating

2013

Obverse

"We shall not / fail or falter; / we shall not / weaken or tire... / Give us the tools / and we will / finish the job." / -Winston / Churchill, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

Reverse

GREAT LEADERS / GREAT WORDS, statue of an ancient figure (after L'Arringatore) making the adlocutio within a bistyle Doric temple or shrine; around, laurel wreaths

Modern commemorative medal (HCR95725)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2014

Obverse

SHAKESPEARE · WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ·WILLIAM SHAKES · 450TH ANNIVERSARY · / ALL / THE / WORLD'S / A / STAGE / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, bust of William Shakespeare, ¾ facing; to his right, one of his signatures

Reverse

"HAVE / MORE THAN YOU / SPEAK LESS THAN SHOW" / YOU KNOW / TO BE, / OR NOT TO BE: / THAT IS THE / QUESTION, scenes from Shakespeare's plays (skull being presented; figure of a king), with quotes from his works; at top, trees

Modern commemorative medal (HCR95726)

Period

Modern

Person

William Shakespeare

Dating

2014

Obverse

Reverse

Modern British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR96904)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Mark Richards

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D FIVE POUNDS·2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, facing

British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR96942)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Etienne Millner

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

20 Pound Piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D 20 POUNDS · 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

French commemorative medal - 70th anniversary of the end of WWII (HCR98677)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Charles de Gaulle

Dating

2015

Obverse

VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY / WINSTON CHURCHILL · CHARLES DE GAULLE · DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, Sir Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Dwight D. Eisenhower in military uniform; behind, colourised photograph of civilians

Reverse

70ᵀᴴ ANNIVERSARY END OF WWII / 70Èᴹᴱ ANNIVERSAIRE FIN DE LA 2ᴺᴰᴱ GUERRE MONDIALE / 70, sword and decorative design

Australian commemorative medal - 50 years of the Australian Churchill Trust (HCR98736)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Dating

2015

Obverse

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL / 1874 / 1965, bust of Sir Winston Churchill, in bowtie, 3/4 left

Reverse

COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS 1965-2015 / CHURCHILL TRUST, ?logo of the Australian Churchill Trust?, arrow encompassing map view of Australia

French commemorative medal - 70th anniversary of the end of WWII (HCR98745)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Charles de Gaulle

Dating

2015

Obverse

Reverse

70ᵀᴴ ANNIVERSARY END OF WWII / 70Èᴹᴱ ANNIVERSAIRE FIN DE LA 2ᴺᴰᴱ GUERRE MONDIALE / 70, sword and decorative design

British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98854)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, Etienne Millner

Mint

Royal Mint (Modern)

Denom.

20 Pound Piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D 20 POUNDS · 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Churchill, 3/4 facing

Modern British commemorative coin - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (HCR98863)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

5 Pound piece

Dating

2015

Obverse

ALDERNEY FIVE POUNDS ELIZABETH II 2015 / IRB, tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (fourth portrait), legend around; artist's initials

Reverse

PAINTING / IS / A / COMPANION / · WITH WHOM ONE MAY HOPE TO WALK A GREAT PART OF LIFE'S JOURNEY, quotation by Sir Winston Churchill, in centre and around

Bulgarian or Russian unofficial commemorative coin (HCR98871)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill

Denom.

10 Roubles

Dating

2016-2020

Obverse

БАНК РОССИИ / 10 РУБЛЕЙ / ММД / РУБ / 2016, stylised laurel and oak branches; value

Reverse

The Greatest Briton in History Winston Churchill, printed photo portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in bow-tie and bowler hat, facing

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98862)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth

British fantastical commemorative coin (HCR98877)

Period

Modern

Person

Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Rank-Broadley

Denom.

Pound

Dating

2018

Obverse

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NOTHERN IRELAND / £1 2018 / Queen Elizabeth II, 3/4 facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, loosely after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

☆ BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ☆ WINSTON CHURCHILL, colourized printed photo of Sir Winston Churchill, with cigar in mouth