Antique English 1925 Medal British Sherborne Penny School Athletic Sports Award
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| Management number | 24541732 | Release Date | 2025/12/12 | List Price | €21.00 | Model Number | 24541732 | ||
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One side of the medal is the school badge, the "Sherborne Penny," and the other side reads "Athletic Sports 1925 2nd." Measures approximately 1 3/8” in diameter.
Interesting fact: Alan Turing started at Sherborne School, the prestigious English public school, in 1926.
Lettering in Latin:
SIGILLVM. LIBERE. SCOLE. GRAMATICALIS. DE. SHIRBORNE
VIVAT REX. EDWARDVS SEXTVS 1550
Rex Eduardus Sextus or Long Live King Edward the Sixth to commemorate the school's Royal foundation in 1550.
What is now known as the ‘Sherborne Penny’ is in fact a copy of the seal granted to the Governors of Sherborne School (then known as the Free Grammar School) by King Edward VI when he re-founded the School on 13 May 1550.
From the 19th century onwards the ‘Sherborne Penny’ was commonly used alongside the School Crest and was printed on School prize books, the Blue Book (termly list) and, until 1930, on the cover of The Shirburnian (the School magazine).
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Antique > Collectibles |
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| Condition | Good |
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