medal
- Museum number
- M.7399
- Description
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Oval gold medal with no reverse. (whole)
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Bust of Oliver Cromwell, left, laureate, hair short, in plain falling collar and armour. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1658
- Dimensions
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Height: 22.000 millimetres
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Width: 20.000 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 1, published in 1885, states:
Very rare.
This is an ill-executed imitation of the obverse of Medallic Illustrations 1, p434.82, struck on a very thin gold plate, i.e. a shell, probably for insertion in a locket, or the top of a box.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Death of Cromwell
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.7399
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: H64
- C&M catalogue number
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MB1 (Medallic Illustrations 1) (434) (83)