© NOONANS
© NOONANS
Medal - Victoria Christopher Wren
1846 year| Bronze | - | 58 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1846 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 58 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#413142 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Façade of St Paul's Cathedral
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SI MONTTMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE.
CHRISTOPHER WREN ARCHITECT MDCCX.
Engraver: Benjamin Wyon
Comment
Beaulah: The reverse subject, St. Paul's Cathedral, was considered at the time to be 'one of the most successful medallic representations of a building ever executed'.
