Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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King |
George III (1760-1820)
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Type | Commemorative medals › Event medal |
Year | 1820 |
Composition | Pewter |
Weight | 27.3 g |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | 3 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 230974 |
References |
BHM# 1001,
Laurence Brown; 1980. British Historical Medals / Volume 1. The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
Eimer# 1122 And 2 more volumes.
Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
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Medal commemorating the King's death, January 29, 1820.
Bust of King George III in modern dress facing right, legend around. Bust signed T.W. at bottom in the dress.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGE III ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE OCT. 25. 1760.
Engraver: Thomas Wyon
The reverse represents an allegory illustrating the biblical passage from Matthew 25:21 ‘Enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord’ from the Parable of the Talents. An image of a classically garbed crowd of onlookers observing an ascent into heaven in a fiery chariot of a figure – identified in the Royal Collection Trust catalogue entry as the prophet Elijah, but which the crown on the passenger’s head surely suggests is the king himself.
Lettering around and at the bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ENTER THOU INTO THE JOY OF THY LORD
DIED JAN. 29. 1820
AGED 81 YEARS
Smooth
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