Search Results: Fields medal

The Ceide Fields, near Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, on the western coast of Ireland, are recognised as one of the oldest and largest Stone Age farming sites in the world, dating back to c. 3700 BCE. The walls that have been discovered so far, rest...

The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields (also known as The Battle of Chalons, The Battle of Maurica) was one of the most decisive military engagements in history between the forces of the Roman Empire under Flavius Aetius (391-454 CE) and those...

The Nazi medal which commemorated the Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923, a failed coup d'etat led by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). The medal, called the Blutorden or ‘Blood Order’, was awarded to those who had participated in the putsch. (German...

A picture of the walls which have been excavated on the Céide Fields in County Mayo, Ireland, and the Céide Fields Interpretative Centre in the background. The Céide Fields are a Neolithic field system dating back to around 3,500 BCE. (Image...

The Ceide Fields Interpretative Centre was opened in 1993 CE and received the Europa Nostra Diploma of Merit in 1997 CE. This impressive pyramid-shaped building is a 60 ft high, multi-award-winning centre, which explains the background and...

An example of a Copley Medal, the oldest medal awarded by the Royal Society for making an outstanding contribution to the field of scientific knowledge, first issued in 1731.

A gilded commemorative medal showing the mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Made in England in 1726. (Science Museum, London)

Struck bronze medal showing the Plymouth coat of arms on the reverse and the ship Mayflower on the obverse. Designed by Christopher Ironside, 1970 CE. British Isles

The Ceide Fields, near Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, on the western coast of Ireland, are recognised as one of the oldest and largest Stone Age farming sites in the world, dating back to c. 3700 BCE. The walls that have been discovered so far, rest...

A silvered bronze mount of an armoire depicting the victory of Merovingian King Merovech over the armies of Attila the Hun in 451 CE at the Battle of Catalaunian Fields. By Emmanuel Fremiet, 1867 CE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)