Award - Institution of Civil Engineers Thomas Howard Medal; bronze
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Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards |
| Composition | Bronze (Specimen) |
| Weight | 84.98 g |
| Diameter | 58 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 579103 |
| References | Pinches# p79.1 John Harvey Pinches; 1987. Medals by John Pinches: A catalogue of works struck by the company from 1840 to 1969. Heraldry Today, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
Institution of Civil Engineers
Obverse
Vulcan right, holding hammer and chain
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VULCANUS . INVESTIGANS
A.G. Wyon
Engraver: Allan Gairdner Wyon
Reverse
Bellows, tongs and palm frond
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
THE
HOWARD
MEDAL
A.G. Wyon Sc.
Engraver: Allan Gairdner Wyon
Edge
Recipient name and date engraved
Mint
John Pinches Medallist Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1840-1980)Comments
The present medal is a specimen retained by the engraver. The proposed new design was not adopted and to date the original medal is still awarded, as it has been since 1872. Howard's focus was steam but today the medal is awarded for outstanding publications on structural engineering.
Provenance: An artist's proof. Formerly the property of Allen Gairdner Wyon and thence through the family by descent.
A different observation is made by Pinches in their catalogue, where they claim the medal was in use in gold:
Thomas Howard's endowment fund is used to provide a gold medal every four years for a paper on the use or properties of iron. (Pinches)
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