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Title:
To commemorate the millenary and the Accession of King Athelstan AD 924
Object name(s):
medal; English
Collection:
Fitzwilliam Museum
Acquisition date:
1924-11-19
Acquisition method:
given
Acquisition source:
Finny, W. E. St. L.
Dimension:
Diameter (min)
Dimension measured part:
Object
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
38.6
Dimension:
Diameter
Dimension measured part:
Object
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
38.6
Dimension:
Weight
Dimension measured part:
Object
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
25.82
Inscription content:
TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENARY IN A.D. 1924 OF THE ACCESSION IN A.D. 924 OF KING ATHELSTAN WHO WAS FIRST KING OF ALL ENGLAND AND WAS CROWNED AT KINGSTON
Inscription description:
Inscription
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription type:
design
Inscription content:
Around: .KING ATHELSTAN'S MILLENARY . W. E. ST. L. FINNY M. D. MAYOR In centre to left of shield A.D. 924 In centre to right of shield: A.D. 1924 In centre to left of shield A.D. 1924 On ribbon: KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES
Inscription description:
Shield with ribbon below
Inscription position:
reverse
Inscription type:
design
Object component name:
Object
Object component information:
white metal
Object name:
medal; English
Object number:
CM.488-1924
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1924
Date - latest:
1924
Other number:
CM.488-1924
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
229075
Other number type:
priref
Other number type:
uri
Responsible department/section:
Coins and Medals
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7f7a8770-5809-3909-8fa9-84783457ac4d

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7f7a8770-5809-3909-8fa9-84783457ac4d, Fitzwilliam Museum, CC 0

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