Object number
TN.2008.505
Title
Varsity Sovereign
Date
1881 1904
Creator
Production notes
coinsilver dish makings indicate that it is made of Silver (.925 quality), produced by Stokes & Ireland Ltd in Chester in 1904.
Material
Size
diameter: 9 cm
Description
Gold sovereign stamped with ‘Oxford v Cambridge’ over a head in profile. Reverse of coin depicting George and Dragon and dated 1881. Mounted in the centre of a silver dish.
Display caption
Gold sovereign used by the members of the Evans family in varsity matches.
Gift of Captain M J Evans, 1982
Related objects
MCC/AAL/2/TEMP93 : Curator's correspondence relating to gifts to the MCC 1980-1984
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