The City of London Series of Medals

CNG 85, Lot: 1611. Estimate $200. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. temp. William IV. 1830-1837. AR Medal (57mm, 69.10 g, 12h). City of London Series: Foundation of the City of London School. By B. Wyon. Dated 1834. CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL, view of the west entrance of the school; below, I.B. BUNNING ARCH. and B. WYON F.; FOUNDED/BY THE CORPORATION/1834 in three lines in exergue / · FOR THE RELIGIOUS & VIRTUOUS EDUCATION OF BOYS & THEIR INSRUCTION IN LITERATURE & USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, Knowledge seated right, instructing Youth standing left, leaning upon tablet inscribed IOHN/CARPENTER/1447 in three lines; coat-of-arms of London above; Bible, scrolls, and globe around; B. WYON F. in exergue. BHM 1680; Eimer 1279; Welch 4. Superb EF, proof-like fields, a few light marks.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.

Authorized by the Royal Entertainments Committee, the Corporation of the City of London published numerous medals from 1831 to 1893 to commemorate important events in the life of the city.