RSC William Shakespeare Medals

Imogen & Pisanio on Obverse of Cymbeline Medallion

No, 'tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword' on Reverse of Slver Cymbeline Medallion

About the Medals
Each medal (or medallion) is 45 millimetres in diameter, weights approximately 39.1 grams, and is made of sterling silver. These medallions were also issued in sterling silver with 24 carat gold plating.
Each of the thirty-eight medals depicts a scene from a different Shakespeare play. All are sculpted and engraved by Philip Nathan, and each is titled appropriately on its obverse (front(. The reverse of each medal contains a quotation from its play, and a note of the act and scene where the quote can be found, all within a border of Tudor roses, with a cartouche above bearing the seal of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The edge of each medallion is engraved STERLING SILVER JP 71P. There is also a serial number. We presume the "71P" is an internal John Pinches design reference number for the set.
The is also a leaflet for each medal which gives a brief history or synopsis of its play.

	Comedies
1	A Midsummer Night's Dream
2	Twelfth Night
3	The Taming of the Shrew
4	The Winter's Tale
5	As You Like It
6	The Tempest
7	The Merry Wives of Windsor
8	The Comedy of Errors
9	The Merchant of Venice
10	Love's Labours Lost
11	Measure for Measure
12	The Two Gentlemen of Verona
13	Much Ado About Nothing
14	Two Noble Kinsmen
15	All's Well That Ends Well
	Tragedies
16	Romeo and Juliet
17	Hamlet
18	Macbeth
19	King Lear
20	Coriolanus
21	Timon of Athens
22	Titus Andronicus
23	Pericles
24	Othello
25	Cymbeline
26	Julius Caesar
27	Troilus and Cressida
28	Anthony and Cleopatra
	Histories
29	The Life and Death of King John
30	King Richard II
31	King Henry IV Part I
32	King Henry IV Part II
33	The Life of Henry V
34	King Henry VI Part I
35	King Henry VI Part II
36	King Henry VI Part III
37	King Richard III
38	King Henry VIII

Specifications

Diameter	45 mms.
Weight	39.1 grams
Alloy	0.925
Silver Content Each	1.16 troy ounces
Total Fine Silver Content	44.19 troy ounces

Sterling Silver Shakespeare Medallions

Please note that the only sets we have available are contained in tatty binders with no certificates.

We Buy Medals & Medallions
We make an active market in medals and medallions, whether individually, or in complete sets and collections. Buying and selling prices vary with the market price of silver (or gold where appropriate).
The secondary (secondhand) market prices for silver medallions is usually quite competitively priced, and for connoisseurs of medallic or numismatic art, previously owned medallion sets often represent a bargain especially compared with the original new prices.
Please contact us if you have medals or medallions for sale.

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Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
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