Medal commemorating the 700th Anniversary of the Foundation of Liverpool
Created by Charles John Allen
Date: 1907
Usually date of exhibition rather than production
Object class: numismatics
Object type: medal
Description: The obverse of this medal represents King John enthroned giving a charter to a kneeling man; above in clouds the seal of the Corporation of Liverpool, behind the kneeling man the arms and crest of the city. There are two dolphins in exergue. The reverse shows a ship in full sail.
Inscriptions
700TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF LIVERPOOL, C. J. ALLEN
Location: obverse
DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT 1207 1907, C. J. ALLEN SC.
Location: reverse
Notes: Charles John Allen donated the design for this medal which celebrates the 700th Anniversary of the foundation of Liverpool to the city. Casts were sold as souvenirs to cover the costs of the anniversary celebrations. There were three sizes available, priced between one and five shillings.
Makers, Owners and Exhibitors
Owned by Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum number: A.1-1918. See http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O311762/medal/ (accessed 29 August 2010)
Sources
V&A Search the collections
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O311762/medal/ (accessed 29 August 2010)
Citing this record
'Medal commemorating the 700th Anniversary of the Foundation of Liverpool', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/object.php?id=ann_1283200584, accessed 03 Jun 2023]
