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Medal - George IV Coronation

Location United Kingdom
Year 1821
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Obverse description Laureate and draped bust of King George IV facing left in high relief, with elaborately styled hair and laurel wreath. The legend curves around the periphery, with the engraver's initials visible beneath the truncation.
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Reverse description An allegorical coronation scene depicted in finely struck relief: the king seated left on a throne receives a crown held aloft by a winged Victory figure at right, while three standing female allegorical figures — Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia — approach from the left, their hands extended toward an altar. The legend arcs across the upper field, with the date and year inscribed in three lines within the exergue below a horizontal ground line.
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