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Medal

1886 (made)
Artist/Maker
Elkington & Co. (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal was struck to commemorate the colonial and Indian reception held at the Guildhall in the City of London in 1886.


Object details

Category
Coins & Medals
Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze, struck
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, to commemorate a Colonial and Indian reception at the Guildhall, London, by Elkington & Co.,1886
Physical description
Medal, bronze, struck from a die. Obv.: TO COMMEMORATE THE COLONIAL & INDIAN RECEPTION AT THE GUILDHALL. LONDON 1886. The royal arms ensigned with a crown, with three shields of arms for colonies and India hanging below it with motto UNITY PEACE CONCORD. Rev.: A view of the interior of the Guildhall with the shield of arms of the City of London and motto DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Obv.: TO COMMEMORATE THE COLONIAL & INDIAN RECEPTION AT THE GUILDHALL. LONDON 1886. and below it the motto UNITY PEACE CONCORD. (The royal arms ensigned with a crown, with three shields of arms for colonies and India hanging below it with motto UNITY PEACE CONCORD. Rev.: A view of the interior of the Guildhall with the shield of arms of the City of London and motto DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.)
  • Rev.: the motto DOMINE DIRIGE NOS.
Object history
Given by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart., M.P.
Subjects depicted
Royal Arms
Crown
Place depicted
Guildhall (London)
Summary
This medal was struck to commemorate the colonial and Indian reception held at the Guildhall in the City of London in 1886.
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.232
  • Brown, Laurence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901: The Reign of Queen Victoria. London. 1987.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
1444-1900

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
Record URL
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