The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A circular medal with a warm bronze patina depicts a draped woman seated centrally on a high-backed chair. She cradles a tablet and raises a torch with radiating lines. A sword lies horizontally across the base. The dates 930 and 1930 flank the figure, while a cross and a small symbol adorn the chair's arms. Tiny initials sit at the bottom right of the aged, metallic surface.

Medal: 1000th Anniversary of First Parliament (obverse)

1930
designed by

Baldvin Bjornsson

(Icelandic, 1879–1945)
sculptor

Tryggvi Magnusson

(Icelandic)
Iceland
metal
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Charles William Wason 1937.17.a
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1937.17.a