An exhibition/display of Leonardo da Vinci and National Identity, on medals and money’ at the Ashmolean Money Gallery, from 14 February through 14 July 2019:
2019 is the quincentenary of Leonardo’s death and the 350th anniversary of the first commemorative medal in his honour, struck in Louis XIV’s mint. This display examines interpretations of Leonardo as a representative of national identity on medals and money, from 1669 to the present, focusing on uses of him as a national icon in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. https://ashmolean.org/event/leonardo-da-vinci-and-national-identity-on-medals-and-money
(Fonte: The Leonardo da Vinci Society)