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Description: | Copper alloy medalet depicting standing horse and rider on obverse and temple or state building on reverse. S/B/I Y_REB in exergue under building. The statue looks similar to that of the Duke of Wellington at Trafalgar Square.I think this may be a specimen of Brown 2200: a medalet by Allen & Moore on the erection of the Wellington statue at the Royal Exchange, 1844 (Edward Besly pers comm).Obv. Equestrian statue to right. WELLINGTON STATUE LONDON ERECTED 1844. Rev 'Similar to No. 2175' - which is a perspective view of the Royal exchange, facade left of centre.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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