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Medal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Painting

Medal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (Painting) - obverseMedal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill (Painting) - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom
Issuing entity John Pinches
Type Collection medallions
Year 1974
Composition Gold plated silver (.925)
Weight 25.4 g
Diameter 38.5 mm
Thickness 2.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
539906

Commemorative issue

Painting

Series: Churchill Centenary Medals

Obverse

Winston Churchill facing away, under an umbrella, painting a landscape.

Reverse

Garter around a paragraph of text. A crowned lion with sword at the top.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Churchill the artist
started painting at the
age of forty
...'for those who start
painting late in life...
the first quality
needed is audacity'

Edge

Smooth with 4 hallmarks - JP, a lion, a shield and a slanted A

Script: Latin

Lettering: TRUSTEES PRESENTATION EDITION [#]

Mint

Mintmark of John Pinches Medallist Ltd (JP) John Pinches Medallist Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1840-1980)

Mark

Lion to left Sterling Silver 925 ‰

Comments

The Churchill Centenary Medals - 24 Silver Medals - Collection by John Pinches Ltd for The Churchill Centenary Trust, 1974 The Winston Churchill sterling silver medal collection is a set of 24 silver medals which commemorates the 100th anniversary of Churchill's birth in 1874 and follows the important events of Sir Winston Churchill's life from birth to death. They are held in a faux leather bound album with 4 pages of medals, 6 to a page, with a detailed description of the meaning of each medal. Each medal is solid silver,each weighs 26 grams with a diameter of 39 mm. Each medal is hallmarked and stamped with the word's "Trustees Presentation Edition"

There are gold-plated versions in a blue album.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1974) JP Lion to left

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Bullion value: USD 51.18 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.755 oz
Current silver price: 67.76 USD/oz (see silver price )

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