Award - Victoria Colliery Medal

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1862
TypeAward medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter52 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJoseph Shepherd Wyon, Alfred Benjamin Wyon
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionAngel looking on as two miners dig to uncover their comrades from rubble
Obverse lettering
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscribed plaque between oak wreaths
Reverse letteringPRESENTED TO THOSE WHO RISKED THEIR OWN LIVES IN ATTEMPTING TO SAVE THE LIVES OF THEIR FELLOW WORKMEN BURIED IN HARTLEY COLLIERY JANUARY 1862
Reverse script
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Mintage1862  - -
Catalog ID4047320100
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