The Western Philanthropic Institution

The Western Philanthropic Institution, founded 1811, presentation medal, struck in frosted silver and contained in glazed lunettes (reverse glass missing), joined with an ornate silver floral rim, by Benjamin Wyon, the reverse with engraved inscription, "Presented to Br. Hopkins by the Western Philanthropic Institution as a token of respect and gratitude for his services in the chair, 1828", 70mm (cf D & W 197/761), the reverse lacking the frosting and dulled.