Medal Investiture

€405,037.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1729
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJean Dassier
Reference(s) Eimer#516
Obverse descriptionBust of the Prince on pedestal, flanked by Fame and Britannia, infant Genius above holding plumes and motto
Obverse letteringFRIDERICUS WALLIÆ PRINCEPS ÆT . XXII. MDCCXXIX.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEagle teaching young eagle to fly
Reverse letteringVIRTUTE INGENITA FORTIS DUCTUQUE PARENTIS. SIC ITUR AD ASTRA.
(Translation: Bold by inherent virtue and by the example of its parent, thus we pass to the skies)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverGeneva, Switzerland
Mintage1729  - -
Catalog ID5545243360
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