Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Albert Medal, bronze, presented to Edmund Thomas

Phillips, Bros. & Son (Manufacturer)

Albert Medal, Land, Second Class (No. 16). Bronze Albert Medal, oval shape, centre 'A' inverted by 'V' s surrounded by a garter in which 'FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE ON LAND' surmounted by a queen's crown; loop suspension with a crimson and white silk ribbon.

Presented to Edmund Thomas for saving life at the Tynewydd Colliery, April 1877.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2011.37/3

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Thomas, Edmund
Association Type: Colliery
Date: 11/04/1877
Place: Tynewydd Colliery

Creation/Production

Role: Manufacturer
Place: Cockspur Street
Period: 1877

Acquisition

donation, 24/6/2011

Measurements

Length (mm): 107
Width (mm): 35
Height (mm): 5
Weight (g): 21

Material

Bronze
Enamel
Silk

Categories

Coal Mid Glamorgan 1870s

Classification

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