Plain, except for the member number (from 1 to 2204) Script: Latin Issued by The Britannia Commemorative Society (BCS), Philadelphia, PA & The Britannia Commemorative Society Ltd, London. This medal was the nineteenth in the series of sixty by the soci
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Portrait of King Alfred facing right with sea & ship in background, surrounded by the legend.
Obverse lettering
ALFRED THE GREAT
849 -
899
EWF
ENLIGHTENED ENGLAND
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Image of King Alfred seated to the left, speaking to a citizen with a monk in the background, surrounded by the legend.
Reverse lettering
PATRON OF CULTURE
AND THE CHURCH
BCS 19 1970
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)
