Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - Christian VIII Royal couple anointing, large version, silver issue
| Location | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Christian VIII and Queen Caroline Amalie facing right in high relief, the king in front with curly hair, the queen behind wearing a crown and beaded necklace. A circular legend runs along the rim, with the engraver's signature C. CHRISTENSEN F. in the lower exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A crossed sword and scepter in the center of the field, surmounted by the Danish royal crown, all within an open laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon. The legend GUD OG FÆDRELANDET curves along the upper rim, and the date SALVEDE XXVIII JUNII MDCCCXL appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |