Medal Identification

Hello to all. So, I have this medal I've been researching. Can not find any info whatsoever. 

Weight: 40.38 gr.  Diameter 44.5. Hallmark on the edge is JP with a lion next to the initials along with a number 0918. The hallmark with lion makes think of sterling. Any help? Thanks

Depends on what the lion mark is that your seeing….

A lion passant would mean the London hallmark 

Sterling silver is 0.925 you said it has 0.918 on it…. JP perhaps the engraver which might lead you in better directions tracking them down and where they have worked to find the maker of your medal.

Beautiful kingfishers on it :) “Robe of the Sucheffer” not sure if that's what it says…. but its very unusual wording but then again the depiction of medieval chess players on the other side is unusual as well. 

Have you looked into some of the places like Franklin Mint or Westminster Collection and other commemorative makers of medals? 

I have a couple of German ones from the 1970's / 1980's myself luckily they still have the issuers paperwork with them so I know the place of manufacture and the outlet that soled them and for how much.

Good luck in your search :) 

So, I found that the medallion is part of a 36 coin set called “Chauser and the Canterbury Tales”. Each medal depicts a scene from the novel. I also had trouble reading the text. It actually says “Book of the Duchess”. Definately London Mint and the Hallmark “JP” is John Pinches. The numbers on the edge do not have a decimal. Probably the number of coins produced. A bronze version of these medallions were also produced. Could not pinpoint an exact date, but the little info I could find have them produced in the mid 70's. Thanks for the response. Hope this info will help others. 

Blimey I need to get my eyes tested it would seem duh how on earth did I read something so different from whats on there!! 

Well done on tracking it down :)

Here's one that may be from the same series. Not much help other than the date.  Last place I'd look for one though.

https://www.baus.org.uk/museum/1373/1970s_canterbury_tales_medal

Edit:  And this:  https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=235492 with these pictures

and this text:  Sorry it took so long for me to suddenly remember the most famous summoner in all of English literature! That would be the one who told "the Summoner's Tale" in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. His tale featured a greedy friar visiting a sick parishioner in bed, and telling him his illness was likely caused by not giving enough money to the Church. The man responds that he indeed has a bequest for him (and, in fact, is sitting on it at the moment), but the friar could have it only if he promised to share it equally with all the friars in his house. The end of the story you'll have to check out on your own; it wouldn't be deemed appropriate for the forum. 
Once we see that the obverse is the Summoner, and the reverse is his tale, it wasn't hard to find the set of 36 medals in this series, issued by John Pinches Ltd. in the 1970's. And Cornell was indeed one of the medallists. The signature of the other medallist, Geoffrey Davien, is between the Summoner's legs.

and this text:  The medallion is 'THE SUMMONER'S TALE'- CHAUCER CANTERBURY TALES. 44mm BRONZE PROOF MEDAL by John Pinches (Medallist)Ltd. 1,St Lukes Avenue. London. UK.
They were minted in 1970/71 at a cost of £1.15 Shillings Each. 36 Proofs in the set. Hope this is helpful?
 

Blimey now I've got to go read the rest of the friar's story just to find out what happened! 😁 

Those are beautiful medals though suppose unless you bought a set they are going to take some tracking down to complete it now though some 50 years later.

Careful, most of the tales are randy.

Here are quite a few, reasonably priced, too.

Here including the one posted here.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/166895202860

I'm old lol things like that no longer effect me 🤣 its just a faint glimmer in the distant past of my memory bank! I'd be lucky to get through chapter one before falling asleep 🙄

I can see me adding some of these to my little collection especially the wildlife themed ones. Cheers for the link