Queen Victoria. Medal commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria, 1897. 1897

4.80 cm (diameter) | RCIN 55338

George Gamon Adams (1821-98)

Queen Victoria. Medal commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria, 1897 1897

Description

1 medal : bronze
Obverse: Conjoined heads of Queen Victoria as a young Queen and as a widow, left. 1837 VICTORIA REG: IMP: 1897
Reverse: Royal arms within circle of inscription. UNITED IN LOYALTY, IN PROSPERITY, IN ENTERPRISE. The names of fourteen British possessions in rays divided by roses, thistles and shamrocks.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection George Gamon Adams (1821-98)
(maker)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

bronze, copper-tin alloys

Measurements

4.80 cm (diameter)
Groupings
Category
Coins, Commemorative Medals and Banknotes
Object type(s)
visual works
medals
commemorative medals
Subject(s)
Social sciences
Ethnology
Public life
Jubilees
Diamond Jubilees