© NOONANS
© NOONANS
Medal William Wake; bronze
1725 year| Bronze | - | 42 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George I (1714-1727) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1725 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#405019 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Legend
Script: Latin
Lettering: JLLUSTRIUM VIRORUM QUI VERÆ RELIGIONI CHRISTIANÆ BONISQUE LITTERIS JN EUROPA RENOVANDIS RESTAURANDISQUE ADLABORARUNT JCONES VERISSIMAS REVERENDISSIMO IN CHRISTO PATRI GUILIELMO WAKE ARCHIEPISCOPO CANTUARIENSI TOTIUS ANGLIÆ PRIMATI ET METROPOLITANO OFFERT, DICAT DEDICATQUE JOANNES DASSIER GENEYENSIS . M.DCC.XXV.
Translation: These most truthful portraits of illustrious men, who have laboured for the revival and restoration of the true Christian religion and polite literature in Europe, Jean Dassier, a Genevese, offers, presents, and dedicates to the Right Reverend Father in Christ, William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, 1725.
Engraver: Jean Dassier
