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Medal - Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Marriage by Helfricht
| Location | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert facing left in high relief, Victoria in the foreground with a floral wreath of roses in her hair, Albert bare-headed behind her. A Latin legend surrounds the effigies, and the engraver's signature HELFRICHT F. appears beneath the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical scene in the antique style depicts the royal couple seated together in a ceremonial chariot, with two winged figures walking before them drawing the car with garlands, while above two putti or winged figures fly and hold a laurel wreath over the couple. A Latin legend surrounds the scene, with the date in Roman numerals in the lower exergual area. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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