MEDAL, QUEEN VICTORIA GOLDEN JUBILEE

H1990.315

Medal struck to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee by A. Gilbert, Art Union Series. Such medals were issued as prizes 1887 - 1888. Sixty silver and eighty bronze specimens were produced. On the obverse is the head of the older queen, crowned, and with an ornate veil. Beneath, a scroll wreathed with ribbon reads "ANN.IVBIL.1887". Around the edge, "VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND & EMPRESS OF INDIA". The reverse depicts a galleon under sail with two winged beings aboard, the taller one at the rear points forward. In the waters of the base, "1837 . 1887". Around the edge, "ART SAILETH THOUGH LIFE FAILETH / ART UNION OF / LONDON".

Department:

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number:	H1990.315
Accession Date:	26 Jul 1990

Material

Copper/Metal	Copper

Measurement

length	64mm

height	6mm

wt	105.1cm

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