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Medal - Poetry Prize, Gilt Specimen Strike, Great Britain, circa 1930
Reg. No: NU 36237
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- Summary:
- A gilt specimen of the Poetry Prize medal featuring a bust of King George V by the Australian artist Bertram McKennal and a naked woman by Edmund Dulac.
- Description:
- A gilt specimen of the Poetry medal featuring a bust of King George V by the Australian artist Bertram McKennal and a naked woman by Edmund Dulac
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 54 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 64.01 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | art medals, poetry |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Edgar Bertram Mackennal, Sculptor (1863-1931), HRH King George V (1865-1936) |
| Primary Classification: | MEDALS |
| Secondary Classification: | Civil |
| Tertiary Classification: | literature prizes |
| Series: | British Prize Medals |
| DateEra: | circa 1930 AD |
| Obverse Description: | Bust of the King facing left, around, PRESENTED BY HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V |
| Reverse Description: | Naked woman standing facing, head turned to her right within styalized arched theatrei; in field left, FOR / POETRY; the artist's name EDMUND / DULAC near rim lower left. |
| Edge Description: | SPECIMEN GILT |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: PRESENTED BY HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V Reverse: FOR POETRY EDMUND DULAC Edge: SPECIMEN GILT |
| Material: | Gilt |
| Issued By: | England, Great Britain |
| Artist: | Sir Bertram Mackennal, Australia |
| Artist: | Edmund Dulac - Royal Mint, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1930 |
| Person Depicted: | King George V |
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