Award - Victoria Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Patron's Medal ND
1887 year| Gilding metal plated silver | - | 63.5 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Medals › Award medals |
| Year | 1887 |
| Composition | Gilding metal plated silver |
| Diameter | 63.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#436060 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Animals in a rural setting, with a horse, cow, donkey, goat, cat and a monkey in a tree
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
FOUNDED 1824
Engraver: George Gammon Adams
Edge
Plain
Comment
St James: The Animal World, journal of the RSPCA, records that following the Queen’s visit to the Society in 1887, ‘… the Queen … commanded that a suitable design should be prepared [for a medal], and Mr. Adams, sculptor, was subsequently instructed to undertake that work on detailed instructions supplied by Her Majesty. The drawing having been examined, revised and approved, the Queen detected the absence of a domestic cat among the group of animals which forms the obverse of the medal, and directed that a cat should be inserted. On the execution of the work, Her Majesty ordered that this handsome medal, as from herself should be presented to and worn by persons who, in the opinion of the Committee, should have performed distinguished services in the cause of the Society …’.
