Festival of Britain medal
Cast by Vaughtons Limited
Date: 1951
Usually date of exhibition rather than production
Object class: numismatics
Object type: medal
Material: metal - gold, processed and vegetal - enamel
Technique: enamelled, struck
Description: The ‘Festival Star’ by the graphic designer Abram Games (1914-1996), is a stylised portrait of Britannia, combined with a star in the colours of the Union flag which appeared throughout the Festival.
Notes: The Festival of Britain was a nationwide celebration that looked to an optimistic future beyond post-war austerity. It was a huge success and attracted around 18 million people.
Makers, Owners and Exhibitors
Owned by Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum number: A.95-1980. See http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111669/medal-the-festival-of-britain/ (accessed 31 August 2010)
Sources
V&A Search the collections
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111669/medal-the-festival-of-britain/ (accessed 31 August 2010)
Citing this record
'Festival of Britain medal', 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_1283290595, accessed 27 Jan 2021]
