Victoria - 1838 Coronation, Great Britain

Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - United Kingdom)
Type: Medal / Token
Year: 1838 
Mint: 
Composition: Tin-Lead Alloy 
Weight: 14.6 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Grade: VF30
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑

Commemorative issue:
Queen Victoria's Coronation in 1838.

Obverse:
Young Portrait, bare head, hair in a bun of H.M. Victoria, facing left. Engraver's name under the bust. Legend around and Birth date at bottom.

Lettering:
VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN (Halliday)
BORN MAY 24.1819 

Engraver: Thomas Halliday

Reverse:
Allegory: Three Goddesses (Britannia, Justice and Abundance) beside a lighted altar, standing in front of the Queen, enthroned on the left, with the Royal Scepter in her right hand and the Royal Globe in the left. Behind Her Majesty stands the goddess Victory (or Ishtar / Venus), waving above her head. a palm branch as a blessing. Legend above and date below.

Lettering:
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
CORONATION 
JUNE 28 1838

Edge:
Smooth

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Collection : Exonumia