Medal - William IV (Oliver Cromwell) ND (1830) front Medal - William IV (Oliver Cromwell) ND (1830) back
Medal - William IV (Oliver Cromwell) ND (1830) photo
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Medal - William IV Oliver Cromwell ND

1830 year
Pewter - 38 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King
William IV (1830-1837)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1830
Composition
Pewter
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#409164
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Legend

Script: Latin

Lettering: BORN 1599 DECLARED PROTECTOR 1655 DIED 1658. 1649 THE CLAIM OF THE STUARTS DISAVOWED. 1650 POTATOES FIRST CULTIVATED. 1651 CHARLES I HID HIMSELF IN AN OAK TREE AT BOSCOBEL STAFFORDSHIRE 1653 CROMWELL DISSOLVED THE LONG PARLIAMENT.

Comment

These medals were only made in white metal. Issued originally in a book-shaped box with a gold-embossed spine.