© ZacUK
© ZacUK
Token - Albert and Alexandra Silver Wedding Anniversary
1888 year| Copper | 0.59 g | 12.98 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1888 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 0.59 g |
| Diameter | 12.98 mm |
| Thickness | 0.71 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#111125 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Central inscription on nine lines, surrounded by legend and date
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SILVER WEDDING
OF TH. R. HS. ALBERT EDWARD PR. OF WALES
- AND -
ALEXANDRA PRS. OF WALES
MARRIED 10th MARCH
· 1863 ·
Translation:
TH. R. HS. = Their Royal Highnesses
PRS. = Princess
Engraver: Ludwig Christian Lauer
Edge
Plain
Comment
Catalogue: Rogers 590fBibliography: Brown 1987 3358, p.387
Albert, Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh & Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Struck in the name of Lauer, Ludwig Christian; issuer; inferred Nüremberg; origin
These tokens are surprisingly valuable. There are not many left in good condition, so the value rises sharply as condition improves.
