Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - United Kingdom)
Type: Medal / Token
Year: 1838
Mint:
Composition: Tin-Lead Alloy
Weight: 14.3 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Grade: AU/MS
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Commemorative issue:
Queen Victoria's Coronation in 1838.
Obverse:
Young Portrait, crowned, 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. T.
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
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...
Collezione : Exonumia