Medal - Death of the Duke of York

€370,152.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1827
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight111.7 g
Diameter60.4 mm
Thickness4.7 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeBenedetto Pistrucci
Reference(s) BHM#1283, Eimer#1189
Obverse descriptionBare head of the Duke of York, facing right.
Obverse letteringFREDERICK DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description23 line laudatory inscription
Reverse letteringADMIRABLE / AND EXEMPLARY AS A / SON BROTHER & SUBJECT / DEVOTED TO THE HONOR INTERESTS / & WELFARE OF HIS COUNTRY / DISTINGUISHED BY INTEGRITY / IMPARTIALITY AND ASSIDUITY / IN THE ABLE DISCHARGE OF PUBLIC DUTIES / BY WHICH HE RAISED THE CHARACTER OF THE / BRITISH SOLDIER / AND PROMOTED HIS COMFORT / AMIABLE AND UNASSUMING IN PRIVATE LIFE / BENEVOLENT / AND OF EASY ACCESS TO ALL RANKS / A GOOD CHRISTIAN / A KIND MASTER A TRUE AND / STEADY FRIEND / A STRICT OBSERVER OF HIS WORD / UNMINDFUL ONLY OF INJURIES / RECEIVED / BORN 16 AUG. 1763 / DIED 5 JAN. / 1827
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1827  - -
Catalog ID4436839730
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