Great Britain: Birth Centenary of David Livingstone
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Allan Wyon |
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Date:
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1913 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 2959; Eimer: 1626; Laidlaw: 0016;
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Variations:
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| 43.1 mm | Copper-Bronze | 36.6 gm | $140 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of David Livingstone in jacket and bow tie, three-quarters right. Signed: "ALLAN WYON SC." below. Legend within a beaded border: “DAVID . LIVINGSTONE . BORN . BLANTYRE . 1813 . DIED . ILALA . 1873”
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Reverse:
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St. Paul, standing with arms raised, before an altar inscribed in Greek preaching to five attendants one of whom holds a scroll in Hebrew. In the exergue in Greek: "ΕΙΣ ΤΟΝ ΚΟΣΜΟΝ / ΑΠΑΝΤΑ (go into all the world and preach)".
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Notes:
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Comes in a maroon case inscribed: “LIVINGSTON / CENTENARY / 1913” on the outside in gold letters. Lined on the inside with white silk inscribed: "(crown) / WYON / 2. LANGHAM CHAMBERS / LONDON. W." and maroon velvet.
Allan Wyon (1843–1907), son of Benjamin Wyon, was an English medallist and seal-engraver. The medal was commissioned by the London Missionary Society.
Dr. David Livingstone (1813-73) was a Scottish missionary, medical doctor, scientists and explorer in Africa. He died in Chitambo which is a village in the Ilala region on the south side of Lake Tanganyika.
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