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The portrait of Victoria, approved for the coinage in 1838, is undoubtedly a numismatic and artistic masterpiece. The uncluttered and well-balanced portrait in the neo-classical style is the work of William Wyon RA, Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint. Now familiarly known as the ‘Young Head’, its beautiful features flattered the Queen and she ...
1 medal : copperObverse: Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, left, trident in field to right. VICTORIA D : G : BRIT : REG : F : D : ALBERTUS PRINCEPS CONJUX Below: MDCCCLI (obverse by W. Wyon)Reverse: Female figure seated crowning kneeling figure, four other figures standing behind. DISSOCIATA LOCIS CONCORDI PACE LIGAVIT (reverse by L. C. Wyon)
The Wyon Family have made a huge contribution to the design of British coins and medals over a period of 150 years and spanning 4 generations. George Wyon moved to England from Cologne in the late 18th century and set up as an engraver in Birmingham. His grandsons William Wyon and Thomas Wyon Jnr (who were cousins), bo
William Wyon, the most famous of the Wyon family of medallists and engravers was born in 1795 in Birmingham where his father, Peter Wyon, was a die engraver. In 1809 William became apprenticed to his father who was apparently then working with Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint, Birmingham. In 1812 William visited London, where his uncle Thomas Snr., who had been in business with his father in ...
1 medal : bronzeObverse: Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert left, she laureate, he bare-headed VICTORIA D : G : BRIT : REG : F : D. ALBERTUS PRINCEPS CONJUX In exergue MDCCCLI Trident in field to right. By William WyonReverse: Industry kneeling being crowned by Britannia seated, four allegorical figures standing to right. DISSOCIATA LOCIS CONCORDI PACE LIGAVIT By L C Wyon
5 de jul. de 2021 · In 1851, Wyon designed various medals that were awarded at the Great Exhibition of 1851, held at Crystal Palace. A Serious Loss. William Wyon was prolific in his work, being the engraver behind at least 43 different coins that were issued in England and numerous British colonies. His work ethic likely led ultimately to his death in August 1851.
29 de nov. de 2021 · As William Wyon's Young Head began circulating on the new Queen's coinage, the artist was hard at work on an equally famous but much scarcer image of Victoria. Regarded as one of the most beautiful designs ever to appear on British currency, Wyon's engraving for the reverse of the gold Five Pound coin, issued in 1839, shows Victoria as a character from Edmund Spencer 's epic poem, The Faerie ...
