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Medal James III, silver
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1766 |
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| Weight | 61.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York, wearing a cardinal's skullcap and clerical robes with a pectoral cross, in high relief. A Latin legend runs around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | HENRICVS . M . D . EP . TVSC . CARD . DVX . EBOR . S . R . E . V . CANC. |
| Reverse description | A standing allegorical figure of Religion, draped and veiled, holds an open book in her left hand and leans against a large cross at right; a couchant lion rests at her feet to the left, symbolising Britain, while a royal crown lies discarded on the ground beside him. To the right background, an elevation of St Peter's Basilica in Rome is depicted in fine detail. Divine rays descend from clouds above. The date AN . MDCCLXVI appears in the exergue, separated from the field by a horizontal line. |
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