Medal - Accession of Queen Caroline

€95,549.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1820
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionCopper
Weight71.1 g
Diameter54.5 mm
Thickness4 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeGeorge Mills
Reference(s) BHM#1019, Eimer#1125, Fiala#5356
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Caroline facing right.
Obverse letteringQUEEN CAROLINE CONSORT OF GEORGE IV MOD.D FROM LIFE BY P. ROUW
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription on upper edge of the coin, 9-line inscription below.
Reverse letteringCAROLINE AMELIA ELIZABETH SECOND DAUGHTER // OF WILL.D.OF BRUNSWICK // BORN 17 MAY 1768 // MARRIED 8 APRIL 1795 // TO GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES // BY WHOM SHE HAD JANY 7 1796 // CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA SINCE DECEASED // BECAME QUEEN CONSORT // JAN 29 1820.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverThomason`s Manufactory, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1790-1849)
Mintage1820  - -
Catalog ID8602802180
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