102565 | GREAT BRITAIN. Winston Churchill silver Medal.

102565  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Winston Churchill silver Medal. Issued 1965. Commemorating the death of the former Prime Minister and the Battle of Britain (51mm, 74.74 g, 12h). By R. Bradshaw.

 

NEVER · WAS · SO · MUCH · OWED, head facing slightly left; in background to left, airfield and clouds; to right, plane in clouds along with city ruins // BY · SO · MANY · TO · SO · FEW / BATTLE OF BRITAIN, aviator's cap with goggles, protecting St. Paul's Cathedral; flaming ruins of London to left and right. Edge: G18.

 

Engstrom 55C; Eimer –. Mint State. Deeply toned on the obverse, with hues of cobalt, violet, and burgundy, with a delightful gilt nature throughout; a few minor marks near the rim and on the portrait prevent an even higher designation.

 

Ex Oxford Court Collection.

 

Upload: 15 November 2023.