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Medal

1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wyon, William (medallists)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal by W. Wyon commemorates the re-ropening of the Royal Exchange.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal, re-opening of the Royal Exchange. English 1844.
Physical description
Obv., draped bust of Sir Thomas Grecham left. Rev., statue of Queen Victoria in long robe holding orb and sceptre before the Royal Exchange.
Marks and inscriptions
  • "EMPORIVM REGIVM A.THOMA GRESHAM EQ.AVR.CIVE LONDINENSI CONDITVM A.S. MDLXXI" (obv.)
    Translation
    "The Royal Exchange, founded A. D. 1671 by Sir Thomas Grecham, citizen of London"
  • "REST.ET.APERT.AVSP.VICTORIA REG," "A:S.MDCCCXLIV/XXVIII OCT." (rev.)
    Translation
    "Restored and opened under the patronage of Queen Victoria, 28 October 1844"
Subjects depicted
The Royal Exchange
Gresham, Thomas (Sir)
Victoria
Summary
This medal by W. Wyon commemorates the re-ropening of the Royal Exchange.
Bibliographic reference
Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. no. 2185.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.194-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O311906/medal-wyon-william/
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