Silver Medal of Edward VII of Great Britain, Great Britain. 2011.31.144

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 25.219
  • Diameter (in mm): 33.5

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1901
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Artist: Fuchs, Emil

• Geographic

  • Place of Issue: Windsor
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Great Britain

• Obverse

  • Legend: ALEXANDER -- EDWARD VII
  • Type: Conjouned crowned busts of Alexandra and Edward VII to l., within laurel wreath border.
  • Symbol: E. FUCHS/ 190[3?]
  • Portrait: Edward VII of Great Britain

• Reverse

  • Legend: TRUTH . AND. BEAUTY/ in exergue, FOR/ SCIENCE ART & MUSIC
  • Type: Allegorical representations of Art, Science and Music seated around fountain.
  • Symbol: FUCHS -- 190[2?]

References

• Citation: Scott Miller, The Medallic Work of Emil Fuchs. The Medal in America, Vol. 2 (New York: American Numismatic Society, 1999), cat. 30
• Reference: Miller.30

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2011.31.144
• Lot: 2011.31
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

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