1077935 | GREAT BRITAIN. Franco-British Exhibition. 1908 AV Medal of 20 Ducats Weight. NGC MS66. By F. Bowcher. Edge: Plain with hallmarks V&S [9][•375][anchor][k]. 51mm. 69.04gm. LONDON MDCCCCVIII. Winged allegorical figure of Peace encouraging the alliance between Britain and France, seated facing one another / FRANCO BRITISH EXHIBITION. Allegorical figure standing at right, arm aloft, regarding a plaque inscribed with the medal recipient's name, J.CAMPBELL BROWN. D.Sc.L.L.D. and exhibition buildings in the background. Eimer 1903b, BHM 3960.

Prize medal for the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 and struck in 9 carat gold.

Includes original case of issue by P. Vaughton & Sons.


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The exhibition was held on a newly-prepared site at White City, West London. Others to be held there and for which medals were awarded, include the Japan-British Exhibition in 1910, and the Anglo-American Exhibition in 1914. James Campbell Brown was born in Aberdeen. His father George Brown worked as a chemical manufacturer in London at Bow Common Alum Works. Brown was educated at the Old Aberdeen Gymnasium under Dr. Alexander Anderson, then at the Marischal College. In 1863 he joined the Royal College of Chemistry, London. He graduated with a BSc in 1867 and received a University scholarship leading to a doctorate in 1870. He taught Chemistry at Aberdeen and then went on to lecture at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary School of Medicine. He also taught at the School of Medicine in Liverpool. Campbell was involved in the creation of the University of Liverpool. He was also involved in water quality studies for the City of Liverpool Water Works. As a specialist also on forensic chemistry he was often called as an expert in court cases. He died in 1910, and after his death his book 'History of Chemistry From The Earliest Times' was published.