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George II. 1727-1760. Silver Medal 1743, 107.30 g. Re-Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Denmark, and Princess Louisa. By G. Wahl. Hymen and Plenty holding a myrtle wreath, within which are the crowned shields of Denmark, England, and Hanover. AVTORVM CONNVBIORVM FELICITAS. In exergue: RENOVATA . ANNO MDCCXLIII . XI . DEC. Rv. Nine myrtle wreaths united by a riband, and enclosing inscriptions recording the marriage of Prince Frederick and Princess Louisa, and also the intermarriages of their predecessors. REGALES MVLTIPLICATI NEXVS. Plain edge. 65 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 581/219. Brockmann 982. Galster 389. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.

Purchased from Seaby, London, December 1985.

Louise of Great Britain (18 December 1724 - 19 December 1751) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 until her death, as the first wife of King Frederick V. She was the youngest surviving daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. In 1743, a dynastic marriage was negotiated between Louise and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway to create an alliance between the two countries.

At the supper after the ceremony specimens in silver of this medal were laid upon the plate of each person present.