Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Royal College of Science, Murchison Medal, 1866, a bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, bust of Roderick Murchison left, rev. Silurian fossils and geological hammers in saltire, named (Archibald Geikie, 1881) 55mm (BHM 2860; E 1588); Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, a bronze medal by F.M. Taubman, named (Sir Archibald Geikie, 1907) 52mm [2]. Extremely fine, first better; in original cases [these damaged] £100-£150

Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 25 July 1989, lot 212 (part).

Sir Archibald Geikie, K.C.B., O.M. (1835-1924), Director, Geological Survey of Scotland, 1867; First Murchison Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, Edinburgh University, 1871-82; Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society, 1890-4, and Secretary 1903-8; President of the Geological Society, 1891-2 and 1906-8; Director General of the Geological Survey of United Kingdom and Director Museums of Practical Geology, 1882-1901