Medal - Becket 1970 Bronze

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1970
TypeReligious medal
CompositionBronze
Weight55.12 g
Diameter50.5 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Notice
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Obverse descriptionThe first post-Reformation seal of Canterbury Cathedral as refunded under the Royal charter of 1541, after the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Obverse letteringEGO SUM VIA VERITAS ET VITA. ANNO INCARNATI CHRISTI 1540
(Translation: I am the Way the Truth and the Life. In the year of Christ Incarnate 1540)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe first seal of the Abbey of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Reverse letteringIN COMMEN: 29 DECEMBER 1170-1970. SANCTUS THO
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHeaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
Mintage1970  - -
Catalog ID9866981420
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