Exhibition Medal, Engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon, London, 1862

Subject: Coins & medals
Item type: Object
Makers: Mr Leonard C. Wyon
Provenance: Deposited by the Royal Microscopical Society with their collection.
Primary inscriptions: 'D. MACLISE R.A. DES. L.C. WYON FEC.' on obverse '1862 LONDONI HONORIS CAUSA L.C. WYON F.' on Reverse 'POWELL & LEALAND, CLASS X111' on edge
Physical material: Bronze
Object type: Medal
Dimensions: Diameter: 76.6mm
Inventory No: 78091
Accession Number: 1970-101/part

Description

Bronze medal with Britannia seated with maidens and a lion on the obverse.

Leather case lined with blue velvet and white silk.