Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - United Kingdom)
Type: Medal / Token
Year: 1893
Mint: Edgware
Mintage: -
Composition: Silvered Tin-Lead Alloy
Weight: 15.3 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Grade: AU55
Shape: Round (with hanging hole)
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: -
Commemorative issue:
Medal commemorating the marriage of the Duke of York and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, 1893 (Futur King George V & Queen Mary)
Obverse:
Conjoined busts of Duke George and Princess Mary facing left. Legend around and designer's name in truncation.
Lettering:
H•R•H• PRINCE GEORGE DUKE OF YORK • H• PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK •
A•FENWICK • BIRM
Reverse:
Coat of arms and legend in an outer and inner circle. The engraver's name under the coat of arms, and below, the mayor's name.
Lettering:
MARRIED•AT•CHAPEL•ROYAL•ST JAMES'S•PALACE•6•JULY•1893 ◄•►
☆ BOROUGH OF STAFFORD ☆
MUMMERY & SON
WILLIAM SILVESTER, MAYOR
Engraver: Mummery & Son
Edge:
Plain
Comment:
Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck were married at 12:30 on 6 July 1893 at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Their wedding was the first royal wedding to take place in St James's Chapel since the death of Prince Albert in 1861, which plunged Queen Victoria into deep mourning.
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...
Collezione : Exonumia