Medal - Battle of Waterloo

Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Commemorative medals › Military medal
Year 1849
Weight 677.5 g
Diameter 140.8 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
122996
References BHM# 870,
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# 1067
Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Commemorative issue

Battle of Waterloo

Obverse

Prince Regent George of Britain (later King George IV), Emperor Franz I of Austria, Emperor Alexander I of Russia, and Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III, all facing left

Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

Reverse

Two allegorical scenes are used on this medal: one of war and one of peace

Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

Comments

Undated (1849) Waterloo Medal by Pistrucci. BHM-870. Electrotype (copper shell, base metal interior), 140.8 mm, 677.5 gm. The famous Waterloo medal by Benedetto Pistrucci is celebrated not only for its mammoth dimensions, stunning beauty, and historical significance, but also for the colorful story surrounding its production. The Battle of Waterloo, perhaps one of the most important single-day battles in history, was fought on June 18, 1815, near Brussels. Approximately 50,000 souls were lost on that fateful day. British and Prussian allied forces defeated Napoleon, thus ending over a decade of the bloody Napoleonic Wars in Europe. To immortalize the successful military campaign, the Duke of Wellington suggested that a couple of special medals be prepared. From a July 11, 1815, letter from Master of the Mint W.W. Pole to the president of the Royal Academy:

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