© ZacUK
© ZacUK
Medal - Royal Family "Victoria, Princess Royal" ND
1850 year| Pewter (White metal) | - | 27 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1850 |
| Composition | Pewter (White metal) |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#313836 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Lettering on sixteen lines.
Lettering:
VICTORIA, PRINCESS ROYAL, BORN 21 NOV 1840
ALBERT, PRINCE OF WALES, BORN 9 NOV 1841
PRINCESS ALICE, BORN 25 APRIL 1843
PRINCE ALFRED, BORN 6 AUG 1844
PRINCESS HELENA, BORN 25 MAY 1846
PRINCESS LOUISA, BORN 18 MAR 1848
[PRINCE ARTHUR, BORN 1 MAY 1850]
Edge
Plain
Comment
Medallion, white metal, to commemorate the marriage of Prince Albert, 1840.One of a set of five medals issued in a brass box c.1850. The lid of the box bears the inscription THE QUEEN, PRINCE ALBERT, AND BRITAIN'S HOPE within an closed wreath. The bottom of the box bears the crowned Royal Arms within an open wreath.
Obverse // Reverse lettering:
H M G M QUEEN VICTORIA // EUROPE'S GLORY, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN [1840]
H R H PRINCE ALBERT // ENGLAND'S PRIDE [1840]
THE WOODEN WALLS OF OLD ENGLAND // BRITAIN'S HOPE, THE PRINCE OF WALES [1850]
[SIX NAMES] // VICTORIA, PRINCESS ROYAL ...
THE CHINESE JUNK KEYING // THE FIRST CHINESE VESSEL ...
