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Medal - George III Peace of Paris, W. Turnpenny, bronze

Location United Kingdom
Year 1814
Type Medal
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Obverse description Four conjoined busts in profile to the right depicting the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Blücher, in high relief. A ribbon scroll bearing the motto NON NOBIS SED MUNDO NATI arches above the busts, with the date MDCCCXIV in the lower field. The surrounding legend identifies the four Allied commanders.
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Obverse lettering EMP: OF RUSSIA . KING OF PRUSSIA . DUKE OF WELLINGTON & MARSHAL BLUCHER. NON NOBIS SED MUNDO NATI MDCCCXIV
(Translation: Born not for ourselves but for the good of the world)
Reverse description Britannia, helmeted and seated on a rocky shore, rests her left hand on a heraldic shield and her right arm on a ship's rudder to her right. At her feet stands a nude putto holding an open book inscribed PEACE TO EURO[PE] MAY 30 1814 and bearing the Roman numeral XIX. The maker's mark K & S appears in the exergue. The encircling legend reads NULLA DIES PACEM NEC FOEDERA RUMPET.
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