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

This medal is an award of the Society of Arts and was first used from about the year 1854 replacing an earlier award engraved by William Wyon.

The society of Arts was founded in 1754 and in 1843 Prince Albert was installed as its fifth president. In 1847 the Society was granted its royal charter; permission to call it the Royal Cociety of Arts was granted in 1908.

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Category	Coins & Medals
Object type	Medal
Materials and techniques	Silver
Brief description	Medal the Society of Arts prize; Silver English 19th cent W. Wyon and L. C. Wyon.
Physical description	Obv., bare head of Prince Albert right. Rev., inscriptions within open wreath.
Dimensions	Diameter: 55mm
Subject depicted	Albert (Prince Consort, Consort of Queen Victoria)
Summary	This medal is an award of the Society of Arts and was first used from about the year 1854 replacing an earlier award engraved by William Wyon. The society of Arts was founded in 1754 and in 1843 Prince Albert was installed as its fifth president. In 1847 the Society was granted its royal charter; permission to call it the Royal Cociety of Arts was granted in 1908.
Bibliographic references	Forrer, Louis. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. London: Spink & Son Ltd., 1902-30. Vol. VI. pp. 592 ff., 650 ff. Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. no. 2285.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.145-1929

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313868/medal-wyon-william/

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