94 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A naval reward medal in silver of Elizabeth commemorating 

 the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and having on the reverse 

 a representation of the ark on waves. This medal is of the 

 18th cent, and is a copy by the engraver Stuart from original 

 medals. It is described in the Medallic Illustrations, Vol. I., 

 p. 149, no. 121. 



The " Descente en Angleterre " medal in lead ordered by 

 Napoleon I. to be executed when he was making preparations 

 for an invasion of England in 1804. On the obverse is the 

 head of Napoleoh ; and on the reverse Hercules over- 

 throwing a marine giant with the legend DESCENTE EN 



ANGLETERRE-FRAPPEE A LONDRES EN 1804. This 

 medal was struck from unfinished dies made by JeufFroy and 

 Denon, and is probably unique. It formerly belonged to 

 Dr. Burney, by whom it was sold in 1846 to Mr. Charles 

 Stokes, whose collection was recently dispersed. The existence 

 of this medal was known to the Museum, but it had been lost 

 sight of since the middle of the last century. 



A proof in bronze of the Lloyd's medal for " Saving Life 

 at Sea," 1889. Presented by Miss Alice Head. 



A prize medal in bronze of the Moffat Academy Club, 

 1860; and another in pewter of Peter Johnstone of Harthope, 

 1865. Presented by William Carruthers, Esq., f.r.s. 



The Worcestershire County Council Medal for " Unbroken 

 School Attendance " in bronze. 



Presented by J. W. Willis-Bund, Esq., f.s.a. 



The prize medal in silver of the Linnean Society. 



Presented by the Council of the Linnean Society. 



4. Mediaeval and. Modern Series : — 

 A bronze medal of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, 

 A.D. 1450-1466, by Ambrogio Foppa, called " II Caradosso." 

 On the obverse is the bust of the Duke, and on the reverse 

 the Duke receiving prisoners with the legend CLEMENTIA 

 ET ARMIS PARTA. 



Presented by Max Rosenheim, Esq., f.s.a. 



Six silver and four base metal deniers of Arezzo, Bologna, 

 Genoa, Naples, Perugia, and Ravenna. 



Presented by Lady Bolton. 



A series of mediaeval and modern Spanish coins, com- 

 prising 209 specimens in silver and 184 in copper. Besides 

 many coins of the l7th and 18th centuries, this selection 

 included a large number of deniers and gros of Castille and 

 Leon — Alphonso VL, A.D. 1072-1100; Ferdinand IIL. 

 A.D 1230-1252 ; of Castille alone — Sancho II., A.D. 1284- 

 1295 ; Peter I. (El Cruel), A.D. 1350-1.368 ; Henry III., 

 A.D. 1390-1406; and of Ferdinand and Isabella, ad. 1504- 

 1516. 



