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Description: | Lead medallion. A commemorative medallion celebrating the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra in 1863. Milled and bordered disc with a figurative scene on the obverse and text on the reverse. Obverse description: Five figures, two women to left in long dresses, and two men, perhaps the Prince of Wales begirt with sword and a figure wearing a short cloak, to the right, with another, presumably the celebrant, in the middle. The figures face each other over an object resembling a Roman style of altar, and below a sunburst. There is a small suspension hole at 12 O'clock. Lightly bent.Obverse inscription: [in exergue] [----] / MARCH [--] 1863Reverse description: Three feathers above text over nine lines, enclosed in a floral wreath.Reverse inscription: THE PRINCE OF WALES / BORN NOV: 9.2[-] / AT [--] / PRINCESS ALEXANDRA / [--] / BORN [---] / MARRIED [---] ON / MARCH 10 / 1863Diameter: 35.6mm, Thickness: 2.1mm, Weight: 15.48gms, die axis: 12
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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