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Medal

1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wyon, Benjamin (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal commemorates the visit of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, to London in 1855. The visit was a product of Sardinian support for England against Russia and the involvment of Sardinian troops in the Crimea.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Religion
Object type
Medal
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Medal Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia/Visits Cit Londo
  • Medal Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia/Visits Cit Londo
Materials and techniques
Bronze, struck
Bronze
Struck
Brief description
Medal, commemorating the visit of the King of Sardinia to London in 1855.
Physical description
Medal, bronze, struck from a die, commemorating the visit of the King of Sardinia to the City of London, 4th December 1855. Obv: VICTORIUS EMMANUEL II REX SARDINIAE IN LONDINIUM A PRAESIDE CIVIBUSQUE RECEPTUS. Bust to left. Rev.; LIBERI LIBERIS GRATULANTUR SOCIIS DEC. 4 1855. A group of female figures representing London and Britannia greeting Sardinia. In the exergue, the arms of the City of London with motto DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Obv: VICTORIUS EMMANUEL II REX SARDINIAE IN LONDINIUM A PRAESIDE CIVIBUSQUE RECEPTUS.
  • Rev.; LIBERI LIBERIS GRATULANTUR SOCIIS DEC. 4 1855.
Object history
Given by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart., M.P.
Subjects depicted
Emmanuel, Victor
Britannia
Summary
This medal commemorates the visit of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, to London in 1855. The visit was a product of Sardinian support for England against Russia and the involvment of Sardinian troops in the Crimea.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.228-9
  • Brown, Laurence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901: The Reign of Queen Victoria. London. 1987.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
1429&A-1900

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
Record URL
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