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    Birmingham: “The Toyshop of Europe”

    Image: Matthew Boulton by C F Von Breda, 1792. Oil on Canvas. Boulton was the most famous of Birmingham’s… read more »

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    Catherine the Great and her non-visit to Soho House

    Image: Death of Catherine the Great. Double-headed eagle and bust of the monarch. 1796. Designed by Conrad Heinrich… read more »

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    Catherine the Great’s Medals

    Image: Death of Catherine the Great. Double-headed eagle and bust of the monarch. 1796. Designed by Conrad Heinrich… read more »

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    Half penny with portrait of John Wilkinson, Shropshire Iron Master

    John Wilkinson Iron Master”, British tokens, copper, Birmingham, 1792 Wolverhampton Art Gallery. M160/107/108/109.

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    Matthew Boulton’s Medals and Coins on Russian Subjects

    Image: Medallion of the Hudson’s Bay Company. 1820. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. An example of the high… read more »

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    Medals and Coins of Alexander I

    Image: Medallion of Alexander I, Emperor of all the Russias. 1812. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (256) The coronation… read more »

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    The A.V. Suvorov Medal

    Image: Count Alexander Suvarow, Liberator of Italy. 1799. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (25)… read more »

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