Medal - George IV Earl Fitzwilliam, silver

€407,965.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1824
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionSilver
Weight
Diameter53 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#988, Eimer#1113
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of Earl Fitzwilliam left
Obverse letteringTHE RT HON. EARL FITZWILLIAM.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend
Reverse letteringHEIR TO THE VIRTUES AS WELL AS TO THE ESTATES OF HIS UNCLE CHARLES, MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM, AND NOT MORE NEARLY ALLIED TO HIM BY PROXIMITY OF BLOOD THAN BY SIMILARITY OF MANNERS . HE GOVERNED IRELAND IN PEACE, A.D. 1795, AND WAS LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE WEST-RIDING OF YORKSHIRE FROM 1798 TO 1819.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1824)  - -
Catalog ID2207863180
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