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Medal - George II Richard Mead, bronze
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1754 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Personality or portrait
medal |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | |
Edge | |
Period | |
Notice | Lewis Pingo |
Reference(s) | Eimer#649 |
Obverse description | Bust right |
Obverse lettering | RICHARDVS MEAD . MED . REG . ET S . R .
S. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | An infant strangling a serpent |
Reverse lettering | LABOR EST ANGVES SVPERARE.
N . AV . XI . MDCLXXIII . O . F . XVI . MDCCLIV. (Translation: It is difficult to overcome snakes) |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Royal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810) |
Mintage | 1754 - -
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Catalog ID | 5058067790 |
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