Beschreibung

George I. 1714-1727. Silver Medal 1714, 72.41 g. Coronation of George I. By E. Hannibal. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. GEORGIVS . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX. Rv. The King, enthroned beneath a canopy, is crowned by Britannia. In exergue: INAVGVRAT . 31/20 OCT . MDCCXIII. Plain edge. 51.7 mm. Eimer 468. MI ii 423/8. Brockmann 816. Sehr schön / Very Fine. Kleine Randfehler und Kratzer / Small edge nicks and scratches.

From the auction Künker 17, Osnabrück, October 1990, lot 376.

George was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 20 October. His coronation was accompanied by rioting in over twenty towns in England. It was deemed expedient not to defer the coronation of the King, and the ceremony was performed without more delay than was necessary to complete the preparations.