Description

George III. 1760-1820. Gilded Silver Medal 1761, 19.71 g. Coronation of Charlotte. By L. Natter. Bust, draped. CHARLOTTA . D . G . M . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. Rv. The Queen standing, crowned by Fame hovering above. QVAESITVM . MERITIS. In exergue: CORON . XXII . SEP MDCCLXI. Plain edge. 34.5 mm. Eimer 696. BHM 66. Brockmann 1036. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Kleine Randfehler / Minor edge flaws.

Purchased from Seaby, London, November 1986, lot U364.

The coronation of George III and his wife Charlotte as king and queen of Great Britain and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Tuesday, 22 September 1761, about two weeks after they were married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.