Pudd 948.27.3.
51mm. By J.S & A.B Wyon.
Obverse showing an Indian female figure within an arched building, semi-naked and seated, holding photographic album. Reverse engraved within wreath 'Awarded to T.H Holland - Calcutta - 1897'.
Nearly Extremely Fine.
Sir Thomas Henry Holland, KCSI, KCIE, FRS, FRSE (1868–1947) was a geologist who worked for many years in India. In 1890, Holland was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India becoming its Director in 1903. The following year he was elected to be a Fellow of the Royal Society.