Award - George III Porteus Medal, gilt

€407,003.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1808
TypeAward medals/Scholastic or academic award
CompositionGilding metal plated bronze
Weight56 g
Diameter49 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeRecipient name and date engraved
Period
NoticeJohn Philip
Reference(s) BHM#632, Eimer#991
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed draped bust of George III left
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS III. PIUS FORTIS DEFENSOR FIDEI.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of Christ’s College, Cambridge
Reverse letteringOB STUDIA THEOLOGIAE FELICITER INSTITUTA COLL. CHRISTI PIETATIS ERGO D. ALUMNUS OLIM BEILBY PORTEUS EPISC. LOND. 1808.
(Translation: On account of theological studies successfully introduced)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
Mintage1808  - -
Catalog ID1475638140
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