Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Religion, Liverpool Cathedral, 1934, a silver award medal by W. Gilbert, eagle above cathedral, rev. laurel wreath, for fellow workers, etc, edge named (The Archbishop of Canterbury), hallmarked Birmingham 1934, 57mm (Eimer 26; E 2025; cf. DNW M10, 1440). Nearly extremely fine £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Cosmo Gordon Lang, GCVO, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945), Archbishop of Canterbury 1928-42, baptised the present Queen in his previous post as Archbishop of York in 1926 but was a strong and vocal advocate against the marriage of Edward VIII to the divorcée Wallis Simpson and in the event condemned the former for abdicating. Lang conducted the coronation ceremony of George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937