Medals Collection (page 13)

A Chief Fire Officer of the London Fire Brigade during the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Mother arriving for Remembrance Service
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother with senior officers of the British Legion, arriving for a Service of Remembrance at St Margarets Church, Westminster, on 10 November 1983

LCC-LFB Review of the Brigade by Edward VII
The Royal review of the London Fire Brigade took place in Hyde Park, London. In addition to a parade and demonstration of firefighting skills, the King awarded medals for gallantry

Royal Warrant
Original Royal Warrant, signed by Queen Victoria, instituting the award for meritorious distinction, 1856 Date: 1856

Dignitaries at the Lord Mayors Show, London
A group of dignitaries in their regalia outside the Law Courts during the Lord Mayors Show procession through the City of London. They include the outgoing Lord Mayor and his successor. circa 1911

Advertisement for refrigeration equipment for ships
Advertisement for the Dry Air Refrigerator or Freezing Machine, from the Haslam Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd of Derby, showing refrigeration equipment for ships. circa 1883

Metropolitan Police officer with three medals
A Metropolitan Police officer, Alfred Thomas Cook, with three medals on his jacket, in a head and shoulders portrait. Date: early 20th century

Champion medal of the Liverpool Athletic Society
The champion medal which is presented annually by the Mayor of Liverpool to the most successful competitor at the Olympic festivals which are held in June by the Athletic Society. Date: 1863

Prince Wilhelm of Prussia - Wedding portrait
Official portrait of Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941) on the occasion of his marriage to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921)

Metropolitan Police officer with young son
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC James Newman, with two medals on his jacket, posing for his photograph with his son Charles (b 1898), in an outdoor setting. Date: circa 1903

Chad, Africa - An elderly French colonial soldier
Chad, Africa - Moktar Sow, An elderly French colonial soldier, sporting his service medals on his robe. Date: 1910s

The King of Cambodia - Sisowath (reigned 1904-1927) (lived 1840-1927) Date: circa 1910s

General Terauchi - Japanese Minister of War
Terauchi Masatake (18521919) - Japanese military officer and politician. Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29th September 1918

Bukina Faso, Africa - King of the Mossi
Bukina Faso, Africa - The Moro (Mogho) Naba, King of the Mossi in Ougadougou. The Mossi are an ethnic group making up half of Burkina Fasos 15 million population. 1926

HRH The Hereditary Prince Danilo of Montenegro
HRH The Hereditary Prince Daniel (Danilo Aleksandar Petrovic-Njegos) of Montenegro (1871 - 1939) Date: circa 1910s

Medal, Derby Schools Athletic Association
Medal of the Derby Schools Athletic Association, awarded to K. W. Watson for first prize in the Bromham Shield. Featuring the Derby emblem of a deer in a park at the centre. Date: 1923

Coronation Medals of the Kings and Queens of England, from William and Mary to George VI

Swimming medal, Life Saving Championship
Medal of the Derby & District Swimming & Life Saving Association, awarded to JHW (J. H. Watson) for coming 3rd in the Individual Life Saving Championship. Date: 1912

Jesse Owens (1913-1980)
Photograph of Jesse James Cleveland Owens, the US athlete, pictured with his Olympic oak-trees and medals, 1936. Owens won four gold medals at the the 1936 Berlin Olympics - the 100 metres

Vietnam - Lang-Son Province Headman
The Governor of the Province of Lang-Son in Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) with his son and servants/attendants behind. circa 1903

San Marino - Two guards in official state uniform
The Most Serene Republic of San Marino - The Head of State is a Committee of Two! Here they are depicted in traditional attire. The San Marino Constiution enacted in 1600 is the worlds oldest

Sir George Brown - 3
SIR GEORGE BROWN British military commander in the Crimea. Depicted at the end of his life, festooned with medals. Date: 1790 - 1865

Albert Medal 1877
ALBERT MEDAL: Introduced on 7th March 1866. A Royal Warrant of 1867 created two classes of medal & in 1877 was altered to allow the saving of life on land to be eligible. Date: 1877

James Talbot Airey
Sir JAMES TALBOT AIREY British soldier who served with distinction in India and Afghanistan winning promotion and medals : depicted wearing native dress. Date: 1812 - 1898

Claude Gros De Boze
CLAUDE GROS de BOZE French antiquary, member of the Academie de Belles Lettres et Inscriptions, keeper of medals in the Royal Cabinet. Date: 1680 - 1753

Austrian prisoner of war, WW1
An Austrian prisoner of war captured during the First World War. He has two medals pinned to his jacket. Date: 1914-1918

Medal, Derby Scholarship Tests
Medal for a 1st Prize in the Derby Scholarship Tests. Date: 1924

Medal, Soller Cup Competition, Spondon, Derbyshire
Medal of the Soller Cup Competition, a football competition held in Spondon, Derbyshire. This one was awarded to the runners up. The design incorporates a ball against a net. 1933

Swimming medal, 100 Yards Breast Stroke
Medal of the Derby & District Swimming & Life Saving Association, awarded to K. W. Watson for coming 2nd in the 100 Yards Breast Stroke. Date: 1933

Swimming medal, Nottingham Evening News Big Swim
Swimming medal for the Nottingham Evening News Big Swim. The swim apparently took place in the River Trent -- an outdoor scene is featured

Football medal, Derby Sunday Schools
Football medal of the Derby Sunday Schools Amateur Football League, 1910-1911 season, awarded to J. H. Watson. 1911

Medal, Celanese Sports Club, Spondon, Derbyshire
Medal of the Celanese Sports Club, an occupational club run by the employees of the British Celanese chemical company at Spondon, Derbyshire. 20th century

Ossalois Guide and his bride-to-be
Pyrenees - border between France and Spain - the Ossalois people (who live in the vall?d Ossau). The gentleman on the left is a mountain guide in his distinctive short red felt jacket

Swimming medal, Derby Peace Celebrations
Swimming medal of the County Borough of Derby Peace Celebrations, Life Saving Competition, awarded to J. H. Watson. Showing the Derby emblem at the centre, the Deer in a Park. 1919

The Darling Boys of the Coptic Seminary, Cairo, Egypt
The Darling Jewish Boys of the Coptic Seminary, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Sports medal, Derbyshire Senior Shield
Sports medal of the Derbyshire Senior Shield, awarded to the runners up in the 1908-1909 season. A star-shaped medal featuring the Derby emblem of a deer in a park at the centre. Date: 1909

Swimming medal, Derby Water Polo League
Swimming medal of the Derby Water Polo League, awarded to one of the champions, J. H. Watson. Showing an outdoor scene with swimmers in the water and another swimmer diving in. 1907

Swimming medal, Water Polo Championship
Medal of the Midland Counties Amateur Swimming Association, awarded to the runners up in the Water Polo Championship. Featuring an outdoor swimming scene with a lifebelt design below. Date: 1909

Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher " Kit" George Francis Maurice Cradock (1862-1914), British admiral who served in the Boxer Rebellion and during the First World War

Sir James Moncrieff Grierson
Lieutenant General Sir James Moncrieff Grierson (1859 1914). Date: circa 1910

King Carol I of Romania lying in state
King Carol I of Romania (1839-1914) lying in state. Date: October 1914

General Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier
General Gaetano Giardino (1864-1935), Italian soldier who rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy during the First World War. He replaced General Cadorna on the Inter-Allied War Council at Versailles

Ahmed Tevfik Pasha of Turkey and his German allies
Ahmed Tevfik Pasha, Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of Turkey from November 1918 to March 1919, during a meeting with his German allies at Spa, Belgium, towards the end of the First World War

General Dietrich and staff officers, Salonika, Greece
General Dietrich and staff officers on the quay at Salonika (Thessaloniki), Greece, during the First World War. Date: July 1916

Archduke Karl Franz Josef of Austria with soldiers
Archduke Karl Franz Josef of Austria (1887-1922), future Emperor of Austria (Charles I of Austria, 1916-1918), seen here pinning medals on some of his Austrian troops

Two Italian generals during the First World War. They are General Giuria of the Italian Army, and General Siebert of the Italian Air Force. Date: 1915-1918

Field Marshal Putnik, Serbian army officer
Field Marshal Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik (1847-1917), Serbian army officer and Chief of General Staff. He served in the Balkan Wars (from 1876 onwards) and the First World War

Portrait of the Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, the Grenadier Guard
A portrait by Raymond Kanelba at the Grenadier Guards Tricentenary Exhibition at St Jamess Palace. The Queen is dressed in the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief

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