Medal - Frederik V Birth of Prince Christian

€322,316.00
LocationDenmark
Year1745
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver
Weight81.81 g
Diameter58 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticePeter Christian Winsløw
Reference(s) Galster#402
Obverse descriptionConjoined busts of Crown-prince Frederik and his wife Princess Louise of Great Britain.
Obverse letteringFRIDERICUS PRINC. HERED. DAN. NOR. ET LOVISA BRITANNICA
(Translation: Frederik hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway and Louise of Britain)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVeiled woman holding a child with her right arm and an orb with a phoenix in her left hand. This woman symbolize the resilience of the Royal House, as an allegory taken from Roman coinage. Behind the woman is a small elephant, symbol of Denmark.
Reverse letteringAUGUSTÆ DOMUS PERPETUITAS. _________________________________ CHRISTIANUS DAN. NORV. PRINC. HER. INEFABILI REGNOR. LÆTITIA NAT. M.DCC.XLV VII IUL.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1745  - -
Catalog ID2020396660
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