Medal - George III King death, Allegory Matthew 25:21

Medal - George III (King death, Allegory Matthew 25:21) - obverseMedal - George III (King death, Allegory Matthew 25:21) - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King George III (1760-1820)
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.
And 2 more volumes.
Eimer# 1122
Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Commemorative issue

Medal commemorating the King's death, January 29, 1820.

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Edge

Smooth

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1820 

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