Cartwheel Penny

Matthew Boulton lobbied for years before he was finally given the contract to produce the national coinage at the Soho Mint. These coins were known...

Cartwheel Penny (reverse)

Matthew Boulton lobbied for years before he was finally given the contract to produce the national coinage at the Soho Mint. These coins were know...

Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (obverse)

This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the n...

Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (reverse)

This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the n...

Matthew Boulton by L.F. Abbott

This oil painting of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton by L.F. Abbott hangs in the Entrance Hall in Boulton's former home Soho House. ...

Medal commemorating Queen Charlotte's birthday, obverse

This medal was produced at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint to commemorate the birthday of Queen Charlotte on 19 May 1795. She spent the day at Frogmore...

Medal commemorating Queen Charlotte's birthday, reverse

This medal was produced at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint to commemorate the birthday of Queen Charlotte on 19 May 1795. She spent the day at Frogmore...

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales

This medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) to Pincess Caroline of Brunswick was produced by Matthew Boulton at ...

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales, obverse

This medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) to Pincess Caroline of Brunswick was produced by Matthew Boulton at ...

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales, paper wrapper

This is the paper wrapper for a medal which came from the collection of James Watt junior. The medal (available elsewhere in this site) commemor...

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales, reverse

This medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) to Pincess Caroline of Brunswick was produced by Matthew Boulton at ...

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales, shell case

This is the pressed bronze shell case for a medal which came from the collection of James Watt junior. These cases, also known as boxes are the or...