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Description: | Bronze medal awarded to Alfred Tennyson for the 1862 Exhibition. The International Exhibition was held in South Kensington, London, 1 May - 15 November 1862. The obverse is decorated with a wreath of oak leaves within which are the words '1862 Londini Honoris Causa' Leonard C Wyon is right at the bottom. The reverse shows Britannia seated by a crouching lion and surrounded by six women representing Industry Arts and Agriculture. In small letters below the lion, D. MACLISE R.A. DES. LEONARD C. WYON FEC On the edge of the medal is inscribed A Tennyson. L.C.Wyon (1826 - 1891 was the son of William Wyon the chief engraver at the Royal Mint. He succeeded his father at the age of 24 and engraved very many medals throughout the second half of the19th century. | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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