Death of Princess Charlotte

€372,910.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1817
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight62.4 g
Diameter50.7 mm
Thickness3.8 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Thomas Wyon the Elder
Reverse: Thomas Wyon
Reference(s) BHM#943, Fiala#5368
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of Princess Charlotte with hair in chignon facing left
Obverse letteringHER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA &c.
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionNine lines of inscription within two concentric circles of inscription
Reverse letteringBORN / JANY VII MDCCXCVI / MARRIED . / TO H.S.H. PRINCE LEOPOLD / OF SAXE COBURG / MAY II MDCCCXVI / DIED / NOV . VI / MDCCCXVII. WHEN THE EAR HEARD HER IT BLESSED HER AND WHEN THE EYE SAW HER, IT GAVE WITNESS TO HER. THE VOICE OF WAILING IS HEARD! AS THE MORNING CLOUD, AS THE EARLY DEW, SHE PASSETH AWAY!
Reverse script
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Mintage1817  - -
Catalog ID2776151780
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