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The Society was founded in 1836 by a group of men with a common interest in numismatics, the study of coins and medals.  Although the Society's jubilee coincided with that of Queen Victoria, the loyalties of the Society clearly lay more with their president, John Evans, than with their sovereign; in the position normally occupied by the monarch during such a year, on the obverse or front of the medal, sits Evans instead.  President of the Society from his election in 1874 until his death in 1908, Evans was an example of Victorian entrepreneurship, academic achievement and business acumen on a remarkable scale.  Of wide interests and huge ability, he became an eminent archaeologist and numismatist, as well as a successful paper manufacturer, holding high office in many learned societies and publishing widely.","physicalDescription":"Circular dark-coloured bronze medal.  ","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Messrs. 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In 2005 the Society resolved to dispose of this collection to various UK museums \"where it could be viewed and studied by the public and by collagues\" (letter from President January 2009).  The dispersal was given into the hands of Philip Attwood who approached the V&A with the offer of this medal.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Medal, bronze, depicting John Evans/anniversary of the Numismatic Society of London, by John Pinches, British, 1887","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"L. 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