SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold Medal 1630, 6.12 g. Birth of Prince Charles. Unsigned. Four heart-shaped shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, united in the centre at their bases. HACTENVS . ANGLORVM . NVLLI . Rv. Inscription in five lines: HONOR ' . PRIN ' . MAG ' . BRIT ' . FRA ' . ET . HIB ' . NAT ' . Plain edge. 30.4 mm. Eimer 115. MI i 253/34. van Loon II, 188,1. Vanhoudt/Saunders 1630-4. Selten / Rare. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated.
Prince Charles was born at St James's Palace on 29 May 1630 as the eldest surviving son of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis XIII of France. As Charles II he was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
From the style of work it is not improbable that these medalets were executed in Holland.