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Medal - Victoria Winchester College, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1893 |
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| Reference(s) | BHM#3464, Eimer#1785 |
| Obverse description | Standing full-length figure of William of Wykeham in episcopal vestments, holding a crozier in his right hand and a book in his left, flanked by groups of kneeling and seated pupils in academic dress. The legend in the field reads the commemorative inscription, with the dates 1393 and 1893 flanking the central figure. The motto MANNERS MAKYTH MAN and WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM appear in the border legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1393 MANNERS MAKYTH MAN THIS MEDAL WAS STRVCK IN COMMEMORATIO OF THE FIVE HVNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM 1893 |
| Reverse description | Panoramic view of Winchester College chapel and adjacent buildings in high relief, with the arms of William of Wykeham on a shield to the upper right. A ribbon scroll bearing the Latin motto appears at the top of the field, and a cherub head is depicted at the lower centre foreground. |
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