Medals with Lions anyone? This one’s from the Frederick Academy in Norway.

I saw Siberian Man’s post on lion coins before attending CoinFest this last weekend. Because of Siberian's lion thread, I was drawn to this medal at the show. I’m glad I was drawn to it because the more I examine it, the more I like it. What do you folks think of this piece?

According to the dealer, this medal is from 1861 Norway. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Frederick Academy in Oslo. According to Internet sources, the Frederick Academy (subsequently the Royal Frederick University) is now named the University of Oslo. It is the oldest, largest and most prestigious university in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. It was founded in 1811 and originally modeled after the University of Berlin. As you might guess, it was originally named after King Frederick of Denmark and Norway.

The medal obverse depicts a seated female offering a bowl to the kitty. The reverse consists of text within a wreath. This bronze medal is 42mm diameter with prooflike colorful toning on the fields.

 

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Obverse

 

Reverse
I hope these photos post large

 

This lion is used on many coins from Iran. It is not a medal but I like the device.

 

This fellow looks really sad.

 

Have you seen Iran lately? (especially considering that was used during the monarchy/Shah's reign.)

 

I understood that the Lion and Sun stood for Iran's two pillars of the society: the state and religion.

I prefer the design of my new medal.