Medal - 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill Painting
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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
 (JP) |
John Pinches Medallist Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1840-1980) |
Mark
 |
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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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 51.24
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Actual silver weight: 0.755 oz
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