Large Silver Medal Commemorating Cardinal William Allen (1858)
Silver, 182 grams.
A substantial and exceptionally rare Victorian ecclesiastical medal of imposing silver weight.
Obverse: Mitered bust of Cardinal William Allen facing slightly left, with inscription:
IN MEM. TANTI VIRI COLL. VSHAW HOC PRAEMIVM MERITI EXCUDI FEC. MDCCCLVIII / GVLIEL. CARD. ALANVS.
Reverse: Figures attending the Madonna and Child, with legend:
HIC EST FILIVS MEVS DILECTVS IPSVM AVDITE / DA MIHI SEDIVM FVARVM ADSISTRICEM SAPIENT.
William Allen (1532–1594), later elevated to Cardinal under Pope Pius V, emerged as a leading figure of English Catholicism during the Reformation. A principal architect of the Counter-Reformation effort in England, he established seminaries for the training of English clergy abroad and played a significant role in sustaining Catholic intellectual life during the reign of Elizabeth I.
This medal commemorates his legacy and later association with Ushaw College, founded as a Roman Catholic seminary and long regarded as the principal institution of its kind in northern England.
A magnificent large-format Victorian medal of exceptional rarity, historical depth, and impressive silver content. A commanding and highly desirable piece for collectors of ecclesiastical, academic, or British historical medallic art.
Large Silver Medal Commemorating Cardinal William Allen (1858)
Silver, 182 grams.
A substantial and exceptionally rare Victorian ecclesiastical medal of imposing silver weight.
Obverse: Mitered bust of Cardinal William Allen facing slightly left, with inscription:
IN MEM. TANTI VIRI COLL. VSHAW HOC PRAEMIVM MERITI EXCUDI FEC. MDCCCLVIII / GVLIEL. CARD. ALANVS.
Reverse: Figures attending the Madonna and Child, with legend:
HIC EST FILIVS MEVS DILECTVS IPSVM AVDITE / DA MIHI SEDIVM FVARVM ADSISTRICEM SAPIENT.
William Allen (1532–1594), later elevated to Cardinal under Pope Pius V, emerged as a leading figure of English Catholicism during the Reformation. A principal architect of the Counter-Reformation effort in England, he established seminaries for the training of English clergy abroad and played a significant role in sustaining Catholic intellectual life during the reign of Elizabeth I.
This medal commemorates his legacy and later association with Ushaw College, founded as a Roman Catholic seminary and long regarded as the principal institution of its kind in northern England.
A magnificent large-format Victorian medal of exceptional rarity, historical depth, and impressive silver content. A commanding and highly desirable piece for collectors of ecclesiastical, academic, or British historical medallic art.
