Description

Charles I. 1625-1649. Silver Medal 1630, 3.86 g. Birth of Prince Charles. Unsigned. Four oval-shaped shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, united in the centre of their bases and radiate. HACTENVS . ANGLORVM . NVLLI . Rv. Inscription in five lines within a decorative frame: IN . HONOR ' . CARO ' . PRINC ' . MAG ' . BRI ' . FR ' . ET . HI ' . NAT ' . 29. MAII . 1630 . Plain edge. 30 mm. Eimer 116a. MI i 254/35. van Loon II, 188,2. Vanhoudt/Saunders 1630-5. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

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.