British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

Education: England and Wales, Birmingham, Edgbaston School, a bronze award medal by T. Halliday, helmeted head of Minerva right, rev. dignissimo in wreath, edge named (Jacobo Neal, in Arte Graphica, mdcccli), 58mm (D & W 207/42); Hurst Street Sunday Morning Adult Class, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, arms, named (Mr W. Carter, 1894), rev. dove, crown and open book, 39mm; 50th Anniversary of King Edward's Grammar School, Aston, 1933, a bronze medal by Vaughton, facing bust of Edward VI, rev. legend, named (Walter Thompson), 32mm; Mason [University] College, bronze award medals by J. Moore (2), bust of Sir Josiah Mason half-right, revs. legend, named (Chemical Physics, 1897, C.H. Kirby; Practical Inorganic Chemistry, 1897-98, St C.G. Ballenden), both 51mm; Moseley Secondary School, a uniface bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, back named (D.M. Brookes, 1932, Under 15, 1st 100 Yards, 2nd 220 Yards, 2nd Broad Jump, 2nd Cricket Ball, 1933 2nd 100 Yards Open, 2nd 220 Yards Open, 2nd Javelin Open), 57mm; Queen's College, a bronze medal, unsigned, crowned VR monogram, rev. hand pouring liquid from a vessel, named (G.D. Freer, Botany, 1884), 46mm [7]. First about very fine, others very fine and better (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Obverse of first only illustrated, reduced