Award - Victoria (Senior Chancellor's Medal) ND (1861) front Award - Victoria (Senior Chancellor's Medal) ND (1861) back
Award - Victoria (Senior Chancellor's Medal) ND (1861) photo
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Award - Victoria Senior Chancellor's Medal ND

1861 year
Gold 99.15 g 54 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards
Year
1861
Composition
Gold
Weight
99.15 g
Diameter
54 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#422751
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Student seated before a statue of Minerva, holding pen and studying an open book; recipient name and date in exergue

Engraver: William Wyon

Comment

Baldwins: Following the death of Prince Albert in December 1861, Cambridge University changed the obverse of Senior Chancellor's Gold Medal to a portrait of Queen Victoria.