Date:1830
Description:This side is struck with a figure of Shakespeare based on the Westminster Abbey statue. "A good man's memory will outlive his life" is a misquotation from Hamlet (Act III, Scene 2), substituting "good" for "great". The medal unfortunately gives the wrong year for Shakespeare's death, which was in fact 1616. Struck for the Birmingham Shakespeare Society, 1830, by Ottley of Birmingham. Identity number SBT 1999-38/31
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This side is struck with a figure of Shakespeare based on the Westminster Abbey statue. "A good man's ...
A bronze medal struck for the Birmingham Shakespeare Society, 1830, by Ottley of Birmingham. The ...
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Donor ref:SBT 1999-38/31 (15/9958)
Source: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Museums
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