Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Award Mellin's Art Competition
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A draped female figure seated to the right, holding a palette and brush, painting a portrait on an easel. The legend MELLIN'S ART COMPETITION curves around the upper field, with the date 1896 in the lower exergue. A small engraver's signature is visible in the lower right field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | MELLIN'S ART COMPETITION 1896 |
| Reverse description | A decorative cartouche framed by scrolling ribbons, wheat sheaves, and foliage, surmounted by a bow at the top. Within the cartouche the award inscription is die-struck, with the recipient's name engraved below. The Mellin's trade mark device with motto appears at the base of the cartouche. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |