Medal - Eleven Hundred Years In Minting

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1986
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight148.4 g
Diameter63 mm
Thickness5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain with Hallmarks
Period
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Obverse descriptionPortrait of Alfred the great taken from the now famous London monogram penny, alongside the portrait of Her Majesty The Queen taken from a 1986 penny. Below is the London monogram from the reverse of the Alfred penny and above the Royal Mint Llantrisant mark - a cross crosslet fitchy.
Obverse letteringTHE ROYAL MINT
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRoyal Mint Arms, originally granted during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse letteringCOMMEMORATING ELEVEN HUNDRED YEARS IN MINTING
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1986  - - 1 100
Catalog ID7895186090
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