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  • Commemorative French coins. Engraving.
  • Portrait of W.G. Grace in a commemorative handkerchief to celebrate 100 centuries in first class cricket, issued 1895 (?)
  • Shrine of Aesculapius on the slope of Acropolis, commemorative plaque. Greek workmanship of 4th century. Marble votive of memorial relief
  • Lourdes, France: the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes: a crowd looks on as women hold up a commemorative shield and banner. Photograph, ca. 1870.
  • Stamp commemorating Ignaz Phillip Semmelweiss.
  • Plaque to commemorate Charles Darwins residence.
  • Plaque commemorating work of Auguste Chauveau.
  • Joseph Lister, Silver Commemoration Medal, 1897
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of Jenner, 1949.
  • Ronald Ross Gate of Commemoration at Calcutta, 1927
  • Plate in commemoration of W.G. Grace's "Century of Centuries"
  • M0006536: Glasgow Royal Infirmary: plaque commemorating Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
  • M0006536: Glasgow Royal Infirmary: plaque commemorating Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
  • M0006536: Glasgow Royal Infirmary: plaque commemorating Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
  • Quiltmaking at London Lighthouse : quilt panel-making group to commemorate those who have died of AIDS ...
  • Quiltmaking at London Lighthouse : quilt panel-making group to commemorate those who have died of AIDS ...
  • The Napoleonic star of courage badge, commemorating the deeds of six generals during the Napoleonic wars: six figures. Engraving.
  • Festival of Muḥarram: a procession of people commemorating the death of Husain, the Prophet's grandson. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Monument commemorating Princess Charlotte Augusta in St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Etching by T. Fairland after a sculpture by M.C. Wyatt, 1826.
  • Women in tribal dress dancing with children: commemorating 50 years of AMREF and improving health in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, 2007.
  • The world woven into a woollen backdrop bearing the shape of hand prints to commemorate World AIDS Day in Mexico, 1993. Colour lithograph by Gerardo Aguilar, 1993.
  • The Lindi Lion: a memorial statue commemorating the battle fought September 17, 1916, near the Lindi River, Tanzania; carried aboard H.M. Transport 'Barjora'. Photograph, 1916/1926 (?).
  • Statuette of a naked boy standing on a corbel, commemorating the Great Fire of London, 1666. Etching on a mezzotint ground by J. T. Smith after himself, 1791.
  • Two angular black and fluorescent yellow faces appear to kiss/talk representing an advertisement for 'Time to Act', a concert to commemorate World AIDS Day 1993. Colour lithograph, 1993.
  • Original Voltaic pile. Probably made and used by Volta himself. This pile was shown at the exhibition at Como, Italy in 1899, commemorating the work of Galvani and Volta.