Historical Medals

International Who’s Who in Community Service, 1972, silver medal for Distinguished Service, unsigned [by the Royal Mint], edge named (Vernette Landers), 36mm; International Biographical Centre, Silver Jubilee, 1985, silver award medal, unsigned [by the Royal Mint], edge named (Dr Vernette Landers), 36mm [2]. Both about as struck and rare, second with suspension bar and ribbon; both in Royal Mint cases of issue £60-£80

Dr Vernette Trosper Lum Landers (1912-2005), World Poet Laureate and International Woman of the Year; born in Lawton, Oklahoma, her mother was in vaudeville and the family moved to Hollywood in the 1920s; she and her husband Newlin Jewel Landers (1906-1990) gave their name to the town of Landers, California