Gold Medal of Bankes, James, Great Britain. 1948.40.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1948.40.1

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Obverse: three men, one holding a scroll, one holding a sword and the third looking on.
Reverse: PRESENTED TO BR. JAMES BANKES FOR HIS STEADY & UPRIGHT CONDUCT IN THE OFFICE OF RT. WL. MASTER. - / AD 1790. AL. 5790. - 1 line text outer margin round. 1 line text below crest.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 59.8341
    • Length: 49
    • Length: 73

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1790
  • Material: Gold
  • Shape: Oval

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Type: three men, one holding a scroll, one holding a sword and the third looking on.
    • Portrait: Bankes, James

  • Reverse

    • Legend: PRESENTED TO BR. JAMES BANKES FOR HIS STEADY & UPRIGHT CONDUCT IN THE OFFICE OF RT. WL. MASTER. - / AD 1790. AL. 5790.
    • Type: 1 line text outer margin round. 1 line text below crest.

References

  • Citation: The Freemason, Vol. XXXVIII. No.1558 Jan. 1899, Britain. For this article see ANS Library, Banks, James Lenox, 'Genealogy of the Banks and Allied Families, 1938' and accompaning folder, location ANS Masonic.

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1948.40.1
  • Lot: 1948.40
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

11 mm thick, (hollow?). Red wooden case, cloth inside. loop for suspension.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined