Medal - George IV William Wellesley-Pole; bronze
1823 year| Bronze | - | 50 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George IV (1820-1830) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1823 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#408760 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Legend
Script: Latin
Lettering: IN . HONOREM VIRI . PRAENOR . G . V . POLE BARON . MARYBOROUGH REBVS . MONET . PER . ANN . IX . PRAEPECTI QVLNVMOS : BRITANN . LONGO . VSO . DETRITUS NON . SOLVM . IN . PRISTINVM . NITOREM . RESTITVIT SED . NOVOS . SED . PVLCHRIORES REDDIDIT ET . QVI . IN . NUMIS . REMITTENDIS IN . OMNES . PARTES REGIONIS EA . SAPIENTIA . REM . GESSIT VT . VBIQVE . EODEM . FERE . TEMPORE VETVS . MONETA . IN DESVETVDINEM . ABUT ATQVE . IN PVBLICA . COMMODA . CITO . NOVA . ADHIBITA NVMVM . HVNC OBSERVANT ATQVE . AMICIT . MONVMENTVM CVDI FECERVNT . MONETARII IN . OFFICINA . REGIA . LOND A . S . MDCCCXXIII
Translation: In honour of that remarkable man, William Wellesley Pole, Baron Maryborough, for nine years Master of the Mint, who did not only restore the British coinage [worn out by long use] to its original splendour, but made it new and more beautiful. He organised the despatch of coins into all parts of the country with such skill that almost simultaneously everywhere the old money passed into disuse, and the new swiftly brought into public use. The moneyers caused this medal, a memorial of their regard and friendship, to be struck at the Royal Mint in London, 1823
