Historical information
Robert Raikes ("the Younger") (14 September 1736 – 5 April 1811) was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman. He was educated at The Crypt School Gloucester. He was noted for his promotion of Sunday schools.
Physical description
Round gold metal medal with a loop and jump ring at its top. The obverse has an image of Robert Raikes and reverse commemorative text.
Inscriptions & markings
Obverse: "ROBERT RAIKES"
Reverse: "150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROBERT RAIKES FOUNDER OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS 1780-1930"
Subjects
References
- The Age Monday 27 October 1930 pg 12 Report of Bendigo's commemoration.
- Wikipedia entry for Robert Raikes
