WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry Technical Institute, a silver award medal, named (Engineering Thomas Fletcher Wilson), 51mm, 55.45g; King Edward VI School, Birmingham, a silver award medal, named (K.E.S. Swimming Sports Half Mile (Open) 1st Under 15, 20 mins. 41 secs P.K. Holding 1933), 36mm, 21.15g; Rose Hill School, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Rose Hill School near Birmingham June 1847; Gained by William Sheldon), 44mm, 29.80g; Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Jane E. Homer for Good Conduct and General Proficiency), 35mm, 18.80g (Taylor 169a) [4]. Very fine to extremely fine; last two with integral suspension [third damaged] £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Educational Prize Medals from the Collection of the late Mike Roberts.

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The KIng Edward VI School for Boys is located in Edgbaston. The King Edward VI School for Girls is on Rose Hill in Handsworth. It is not clear to the cataloguer if there is any connection between the latter and the third medal above