© Baldwins of St James Ltd
© Baldwins of St James Ltd
Medal - Victoria Augustus Pitt Rivers ND
1880 year| Bronze | - | 44 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1880 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 44 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#423374 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Legend
Script: Latin
Lettering: OPENED BY A. PITT RIVERS F.R.S.
Comment
Baldwin's of St. James's: The purpose of the medal is not known. In 1880 Pitt Rivers inherited an estate that included the whole area around Cranbourne Chase. It has been suggested the medal commemorates his excavations there and that specimens were left at the site. Alternatively, it could simply commemorate the opening of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1884.
