Medal - George IV Coronation

€275,440.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1821
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver plated tin-lead (silvered white metal)
Weight51.6 g
Diameter48 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain.
Period
NoticeThomas Halliday
Reference(s) BHM#1073, Sp#272.2
Obverse descriptionLaureate head of King George IV to left. The engravers initials are inside and under the truncation.
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS IV. D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: H P.K. & S. DIREX.
(Translation: George IV, by the grace of God, king of the British, defender of the faith.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe King enthroned and crowned by bishops, legend and date in two lines in exergue.
Reverse letteringGEO: IV. CORONAT: MDCCCXXI.
(Translation: George IV Coronation 1821.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverKempson & Son, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1796-1825)
Mintage1821  - -
Catalog ID6469171280
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