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Nicholas Wilson (active 1970)

Medal commemorating the 800th Anniversary of the martyrdom of St Thomas Becket at Canterbury, and the Abbey dedicated to him, founded at Arbroath by the Scottish King William the Lion. 1970

5.1 cm (diameter) | RCIN 443974

Description

1 medal : silver Obverse: The first post-Reformation seal of Canterbury Cathedral as refounded under the Royal Charter of 1541. Below: SANCTUS THO. IN COMMEM: 29 DECEMBER 1170 1970 Reverse: The first seal of the Abbey of Arbroath, Scotland. + EGO + SUM + VIA + VERITAS + ET + VITA + ANNO + INCARNATI + CHRISTI + 1 + 5 + 40

Provenance

Presented by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, July 1970
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Nicholas Wilson (active 1970)
(medallist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Saint Thomas à Becket (c. 1118-70)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

silver

Measurements

5.1 cm (diameter)
Groupings
Category
Coins, Commemorative Medals and Banknotes
Object type(s)
visual works
medals
commemorative medals
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Kent [England]
Canterbury [Kent]
Canterbury Cathedral [Canterbury]
Scotland
Angus [Scotland]
Arbroath [Angus]
Arbroath Abbey

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