Beschreibung

Charles I. 1625-1649. Engraved oval Silver Medal n. d. (1625), 21.32 g. The Queen's Parents. By Simon de Passe. Conjoined busts. HENR : IIII . CHRIST : RE . MARIA . AVGVSTA . Below Simon Passæus fecit. Rv. Shields of France and Navarre under a crown, beneath H crowned between two olive-branches. Below Sim : Pafsceus sculpsit. Plain edge. 54.9 x 65.9 mm. Eimer -. MI i 240/7. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Winziger Randausbruch / Edge minimally chipped.

Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

This medal has been included in the English series for the following reasons: Simon Passe was born in 1591, and was only nineteen years of age on the death of Henry IV. He is believed to have come to England in 1613, where he probably remained until he entered the service of the King of Denmark around 1627. He never had any connection with the Court of France. And, as the medal in question is similar to the other medals which he executed in England, it is possible that it was made as a compliment to the parents of the newly-married Queen, which were Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici.