Medal - Siege of Peking

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1900
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze plated bronze
Weight
Diameter57 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
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Reference(s) BHM#3672, Eimer#1842, PCGS#844948
Obverse descriptionThree Goddesses stepping on a dragon
Obverse letteringMENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN ICHABOD!
(Translation: God hath numbered the days of thy kingdom and hath brought it to an end; thou hath been weighed, and thou art lacking; Alas! The glory hath departed!)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFrontal view of the Qianmen (Zhengyangmen) Gate, under siege and engulfed in a plume of smoke; cannon in foreground.
Reverse letteringJUNII XX - AUGUSTI XIV / A D MDCCCC
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1900  - -
Catalog ID8214328480
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