Medal
1897 (made)
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This bronze medal was struck to commemorate the sixtieth year of Queen Victoria's reign. The obverse depicts the Queen while the reverse shows a steamer at sea and a locomotive issuing from a tunnel with the inscription BRITISH COMMERCE 1837-1897.
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, 60th anniversary, ship, train, British commerce. |
Physical description | Medal, bronze, struck from a die. Obv: VICTORIA d: g: BRITT: REGINA F: D: IND: IMP: IN. COMMEMOR. AN. REG. SEXAGESIMI MDCCCXCVII. Crowned and laureated bust of Queen Victoria to left. Signed on the truncation F B. Rev: BRITISH COMMERCE 1837 1897. A steamer at sea; below, a locomotive issuing from a tunnel, between the two hemispheres of the globe. Signed SPINK & SON LONDON. |
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Object history | Given by Messrs. Spink and Son. |
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Summary | This bronze medal was struck to commemorate the sixtieth year of Queen Victoria's reign. The obverse depicts the Queen while the reverse shows a steamer at sea and a locomotive issuing from a tunnel with the inscription BRITISH COMMERCE 1837-1897. |
Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1897. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1901. pp.271 |
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Accession number | 1946-1897 |
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Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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