A silver 'Queen's Medal' by Benjamin Wyon, 1837, awarded to Ainslie Johannes Robertson in 1899
With the tomb of William of Wykeham within its chantry, below B. WYON and ETIAM SEPULTI VIVIT FAMA WYKEHAMI; the reverse with the bare head of Queen Victoria facing left, above HONOREM PRINCEPS PROPONIT; B. WYON and VICTORIA; engraved to the edge AINSLIE JOHANNES ROBERTSON, COMMENSALIS, MDCCCXCIX. With ORIGINAL leather presentation case marked WYON 287 REGENT STREET LONDON.
4.8 cm diameter.
A similar medal in the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge (object: CM.715-1989) was shown at the exhibition Glittering Prizes: Schools and their medals, 8th October 2012 - 31st March 2013.
type: Medals by: Trusty Servant Antiques
