Description

George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1814, 37.62 g. Visit of Czar Alexander I to London. By T. Wyon. Bust, in uniform. ALEXANDER EMPEROR OF RUSSIA . BORN THE 23 OF DECEMBER 1777. Rv. Fame with trumpet, below: EMANCIPATOR OF EUROPE. HE SECURED AN HONOURABLE PEACE ON THE CONTINENT AND VISITED ENGLAND JUNE 1814. Plain edge. 42.8 mm. Eimer -. BHM 849. Diakov 384.3. Sehr selten in Silber / Very rare in silver. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Giessener Münzhandlung 109, Munich, April 2001, lot 4215.

The visit of the Allied rulers to England took place in June 1814 to celebrate peace following the defeat of France and the abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1814. The rulers and generals of the Allies (Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and a number of German states) took part in a state visit and various peace celebrations in London before travelling on to the Congress of Vienna later in the year. It is sometimes referred to as the Congress of London, although most of the diplomatic talks were postponed until Vienna.