Medal
The Irish Academy of Letters
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1934
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
3 ins (Diameter)
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275407.1
Summary
G. Bernard Shaw's Irish Academy of Letters 1934 Medal. Bronze. Obverse sculpted in relief with figure at bottom, head and bare chest, left arm raised, long hair flying, seagulls swooping above. Reverse embossed around rim "THE IRISH ACADEMY OF LETTERS" and engraved in centre "1934./ G. BERNARD SHAW." and line below.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Marks and inscriptions
THE IRISH ACADEMY OF LETTERS / 1934./ G. BERNARD SHAW
Makers and roles
The Irish Academy of Letters, awarding body