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Percy Metcalfe

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Percy Metcalfe, CVO, RDI (14 January 1895 Wakefield – 9 October 1970 Fulham Hospital, Hammersmith, London), (often spelled Metcalf without "e") was an English artist sculptor and designer. [1]

40 relations: Ashtead potters, Award of the George Cross to Malta, Barnyard Collection, Bengal tiger, Coins of Ireland, Coins of the Republic of Ireland, Durban, Egypt, Faisal I of Iraq, Farthing (Irish coin), Flag of Malta, Florin (Irish coin), Francis Derwent Wood, Fulham, George Cross, George V, George VI, Ghazi of Iraq, Great Seal of the Realm, Half crown (Irish coin), Halfpenny (Irish pre-decimal coin), Hammersmith, Hammersmith Hospital, Hood ornament, Indian rupee, Iraq, Irish Free State, Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, Penny (Irish pre-decimal coin), Royal College of Art, Royal Designers for Industry, Royal Mint, Royal Victorian Order, Shilling (Irish coin), Siege of Malta (World War II), Sixpence (Irish coin), Southern Rhodesia, Threepence (Irish coin), Wakefield, World War II.

Ashtead potters

The Ashtead Pottery had a short life, being in business for just 12 years from 1923 until 1935.

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Award of the George Cross to Malta

The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI in a letter to the island's Governor, Lieutenant-General Sir William Dobbie, so as to "bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people" during the great siege they underwent in the early part of World War II.

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Barnyard Collection

The Barnyard Collection was a series of coins minted in 1928.

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Bengal tiger

The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies in Asia, and was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals by 2011.

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Coins of Ireland

Irish coins have been issued by a variety of local and national authorities, the ancient provincial Kings and High Kings of Ireland, the Kingdom of Ireland (1541–1801), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Irish Free State (1922–1937), and the present Republic of Ireland.

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Coins of the Republic of Ireland

There have been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Faisal I of Iraq

Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi (فيصل بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, Fayṣal al-Awwal ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 20 May 1885 – 8 September 1933) was King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria or Greater Syria in 1920, and was King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 to 1933.

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Farthing (Irish coin)

The farthing (d) (feoirling) was the lowest value coin of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth a quarter of a penny, of a shilling or of a pound.

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Flag of Malta

The flag of Malta (Maltese: Bandiera ta' Malta) is a basic bi-colour, with white in the hoist and red in the fly.

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Florin (Irish coin)

The florin (2s) (flóirín) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound.

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Francis Derwent Wood

Francis Derwent Wood (Keswick 1871–1926 London) was a British sculptor.

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Fulham

Fulham is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in South West London, England, south-west of Charing Cross.

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George Cross

The George Cross (GC) is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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Ghazi of Iraq

Ghazi bin Faisal (غازي ابن فيصل Ġāzī bin Fayṣal) (2 May 1912 – 4 April 1939) was the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq from 1933 to 1939 having been briefly Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Syria in 1920.

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Great Seal of the Realm

The Great Seal of the Realm or Great Seal of the United Kingdom (known prior to the Treaty of Union of 1707 as the Great Seal of England; and from then until the Union of 1801 as the Great Seal of Great Britain and Ireland) is a seal that is used to symbolise the Sovereign's approval of important state documents.

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Half crown (Irish coin)

The half crown (2s 6d) (leath choróin) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound.

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Halfpenny (Irish pre-decimal coin)

The halfpenny (d) (leathphingin) coin was the second smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound or of a shilling.

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Hammersmith

Hammersmith is a district of west London, England, located west-southwest of Charing Cross.

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Hammersmith Hospital

Hammersmith Hospital, formerly the Military Orthopaedic Hospital, and later the Special Surgical Hospital, is a major teaching hospital in west London.

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Hood ornament

A hood/bonnet ornament, radiator cap, motor mascot or car mascot is a specially crafted model which symbolizes a car company like a badge, located on the front center portion of the hood.

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Indian rupee

The Indian rupee (sign: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency of the Republic of India.

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Iraq

Iraq (or; العراق; عێراق), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (جُمُهورية العِراق; کۆماری عێراق), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories.

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Penny (Irish pre-decimal coin)

The penny (1d) (pingin) coin was the third smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound or of a shilling.

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Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, in the United Kingdom.

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Royal Designers for Industry

Royal Designer for Industry is a distinction established by the British Royal Society of Arts (or RSA) in 1936, to encourage a high standard of industrial design and enhance the status of designers.

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Royal Mint

The Royal Mint is a government-owned mint that produces coins for the United Kingdom.

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Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order (Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria.

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Shilling (Irish coin)

The shilling (1s) (scilling) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound.

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Siege of Malta (World War II)

The Siege of Malta in the Second World War was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre.

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Sixpence (Irish coin)

The sixpence (6d, reul) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound or of a shilling.

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Southern Rhodesia

The Colony of Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa from 1923 to 1980, the predecessor state of modern Zimbabwe.

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Threepence (Irish coin)

The threepence (leath reul) or 3d coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth of a pound or of a shilling.

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Wakefield

Wakefield is a city in West Yorkshire, England, on the River Calder and the eastern edge of the Pennines, which had a population of 99,251 at the 2011 census.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Metcalfe

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