Sir John Sloane bronzed copper Specimen Medal 1834 SP65 PCGS, Eimer 1278. 57.5mm. 90.31gm. By W. Wyon. ARA. Edge: Plain. JOHN - SOANE. Portrait, right, signed below truncation / A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT - FROM THE - BRITISH ARCHITECTS// MDCCCXXXIV. The columned facade of Soane's Bank of England building, date below in Roman numerals. Housed in an oversized holder. Sir John Soane, RA (1753-1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official architect to the Office of Works. He received a knighthood in 1831. His best-known work was the Bank of England (now mostly destrod), a building which had a widespread effect on commercial architecture.

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