Medal - George V Silver Jubilee; Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, aluminium
1935 year| Aluminium | 8.7 g | 38 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George V (1910-1936) |
| Type | Personality medals › Coronation and election medals |
| Year | 1935 |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 8.7 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#235214 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Schoolmaster in medieval dress, holding a book and a wand, in the center of an oval set with a wreath of flowering laurels. Legend around in Medieval Latin.
Lettering:
GRAMATICALIS.DENAE.REGINA.ELIZABETH✱SIGILLUM.COMUNE.LIBERAE.SCHOLAE.
BLACKBV
RNIA
Edge
Plain
Comment
By Restall
In the Elizabethan Charter it was stated that Richmond Grammar School had the right to a "common seal for their businesses," and in 1566-67 a new seal for the school was introduced. The seal was still in existence in 1958.
The legend around the edge of the seal reads in Renaissance capitals:
SIGILLVM COMVNE LIBRE SCOLE BVRGENSIVM DE RICHMOND
SIGILLVM COMVNE translates as "the common seal", DE RICHMOND means "of Richmond", while LIBRE SCOLE BVRGENSIVM means "of the independent [free] school of the town".
The whole legend, in Elizabethan Latin, means in English "The common seal of the independent school of the town of Richmond".
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