Alfred statue - Commemorative 1877

Alfred statue - Commemorative 1877 - obverseAlfred statue - Commemorative 1877 - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medal
Year 1877
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 22.22 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness 3.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
307627

Commemorative issue

Unveiling of Alfred statue 1877

Obverse

Statue of (King) Alfred

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALFRED
BORN 849
W.J. TAYLOR

Designer: W.J. Taylor

Reverse

Inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Statue by H.S.H. Count Gleichen
Presented to Wantage by Col. Loyd Lindsay, V.C.M.P.
Unveiled by H.R.H. Prince of Wales
July 14th 1877

Edge

Smooth

Lettering: N/A

Comments

Medal dedicated to the unveiling of a statue of (King) Alfred of Wessex, in Wantage on July 14th, 1877. Mirror like fields and prominent relief on the statue.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1877  Copper/Bronze
1877  Silver (Proof)
1877  White Metal

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