Description

George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1805, 37.69 g. Foundation of Christchurch, Birmingham. By F. Webb. Bust, draped and armoured. GEORGIUS III . D : G . BRITANNIARUM REX . F . D. Rv. Church in perspective. ÆD : XTI : LAP : PRIM : ANG : P : C: GEO : III : FIDEI COLUMEN . PRÆSIDIUM . DECUS. In exergue: BIRM : XI . CAL : AUG : MDCCCV. Plain edge. 42.3 mm. Eimer -. BHM 601. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

Purchased from Seaby, London, May 1990, lot M95.

Christ Church (also known as the Free Church or Christchurch) was a large parish church in Birmingham, England, in the Diocese of Worcester within the Church of England. The land on which the church stood now forms a significant part of Victoria Square. The foundation stone was laid on 22 July 1805 by the Lord Chamberlain, George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth. The King had intended to lay the foundation stone personally but was prevented from doing so by illness.