Medal - George III Royal Wedding, bronze

€406,324.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter48 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeConrad Heinrich Küchler
Reference(s) BHM#392, Eimer#865a
Obverse descriptionConjoined busts of the Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline right
Obverse letteringGEORG . WALL . PRINC . ET CAROLIN . BRUNS . PR.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWinged allegorical figure holding torch and supporting the shields of Great Britain and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Reverse letteringJUNXIT HYMEN TAEDIS ILLUSTRIBUS AMBOS. NUPTIAE REGIAE LOND . MDCCXCVII
(Translation: Hymen has joined them both in illustrious marriage)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
Mintage1795  - -
Catalog ID7146578020
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