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!
Medal - London Library 150th Anniversary
| Location | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| 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 | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Large bearded male head in high relief facing right, with flowing hair and pronounced facial features filling nearly the entire field. The portrait depicts Thomas Carlyle in an expressive, painterly style. A monogram signature, appearing as a conjoined 'IRB' or similar cipher, is visible in the lower left field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | IRB |
| Reverse description | A classical architectural portico with Ionic columns and an arched doorway occupies the centre of the field, representing the entrance to the London Library in St. James's Square. The name 'THE LONDON LIBRARY' and the date '1991' are inscribed within the arch in a stylised, typographic arrangement. The legend 'FOUNDED BY' curves along the left field and 'CARLYLE 1841' along the right field. |
| 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 |