Bronze Medal of Edward VII of Great Britain, Great Britain. 2011.31.147

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 27.591
  • Diameter (in mm): 38

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Fuchs, Emil

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: EDWARDVS VII. D. G. BRITT. REX. F. D. IND. IMP.
  • Type: Bearded bust of Edward VII to l.
  • Symbol: FUCHS 1901
  • Portrait: Edward VII of Great Britain

• Reverse

  • Legend: MAGNUS PRIORATUS ORDINIS HOSPITALIS SANCTI JOHANNIS JERUSALEM IN ANGLIA */ in field: SOUTH AFRICA/ 1899 -- 1902/ on banner: PRO FIDE PRO UTILITATE HOMINUM
  • Type: Arms of St. John bearing cross and, alternating, lions and unicorn; with flowers behind.

References

• Citation: Scott Miller, The Medallic Work of Emil Fuchs. The Medal in America, Vol. 2 (New York: American Numismatic Society, 1999), cat. 35.
• Reference: Miller.35

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2011.31.147
• Lot: 2011.31
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Event: St. John's Ambulance Brigade Medal for South Africa; awarded to its members who saw service in the Boer War (1899-1902)

Rights

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