Medal - George IV Devonport Dockyard

€408,767.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1824
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter54 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeThomas Halliday
Reference(s) BHM#1244, Eimer#1175
Obverse descriptionNeptune standing in a marine car pointing towards the dockyard. Fame flies above holding an inscribed unfurled scroll
Obverse letteringPORTUS ET ARA TUIS
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend
Reverse letteringIN GRATEFUL COMMEMORATION OF THE CONDESCENSION OF HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY GEORGE IV, WHO CONFERED UPON THE TOWN FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLYMOUTH DOCK THE NAME OF DEVONPORT. ANN. DOM. MDCCCXXIV
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1824  - -
Catalog ID7469486130
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