United Kingdom, World War I, the Battle of Jutland, bronze medal, 1916, by Walter Gilbert and Charles Wheeler, and Spink, conjoined busts of Admirals Jellicoe and Beatty r., rev. legend in and around wreath, 76mm. (BHM.4126; Eimer 1950; MH.494/i), struck with a matt surface, almost extremely fine, rare
The medal was a prize-winning design in the competition organised by Sir Arthur Evans for the Royal Numismatic Society
Walter Gilbert (1871-1946), nephew of Sir Alfred Gilbert and founder of the Bromsgrove Guild; Sir Charles Wheeler (1892-1974), sculptor and President of the Royal Academy.
(120-160 GBP)