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 - Victoria Lutterworth Benefit Society
| Location | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 1846 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Pewter |
| 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 | Bearded bust of John Wycliffe in three-quarter right profile, set within a circular border. The surrounding legend reads 'CENTENARY FESTIVAL COMMEMORATION MEDAL JOHN WICKLIFFE BORN 1524 DIED 1584', with the date 'MAY 20 A.D. 1846' in the lower field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged merchant sailing ship under sail, depicted in high relief at the centre of the field. The vessel is shown with all sails set, flanked by circular legends referencing the Lutterworth Tradesmens Original Benefit Society, with additional inscriptions in the exergue area below. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | THE LUTTERWORTH TRADESMENS ORIGINAL BENEFIT SOCIETY LIBERTY ORDER UNITY AND EQUITY `THE GOOD OLD SHIP IS YET BUT NEW THO`BUILT A HUNDRED YEARS` INSTITUTED MAY 20.A D 1746 |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |