Pius IX medal - How big is it? 82mm, 270gms
After being outbid at auction (twice!) for one of these large Pius IX medals, I finally bit the bullet and bought this example from a UK dealer....
The depiction of an antiquary chest on John Henry's private token was not unprecedented. Notice the similarity to this Benjamin Nightingale token...
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1891 700th anniversary of Bern. [IMG]
Coronation by Halliday-BHM 1823 [IMG] [IMG]
Conder token-Worcester 22, Hagley halfpenny [IMG]
A gilt silver medal commemorating the visit of George IV to Ireland in 1821. (Eimer 1149, BHM 1117, 67mm, encased in a silver ring and glass...
Fullerton was First Commissioner of Trinidad during his career. http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/2002_BNJ_72_11.pdf
Colonel Fullerton (or Fullarton) of Ayr produced a series of pattern coinage for circulation in Scotland in 1799. Engraved by John Milton they...
BHM 3104 Anniversary of the Volunteer Movement, 64mm bronze [IMG]
And there's always the tokens and medals. [IMG]
Cambridge Chancellor's medal (BHM #1981) awarded 1863. [IMG]
Victoria, ascended to the throne at age 18. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This high-relief bust of Victoria by Pistrucci (BHM #1802) differs only slightly from the official coronaton medal but is much larger at 86mm. [IMG]
Produced by the Royal Mint for use by the coast guards [ATTACH] http://homepage.eircom.net/~ircghs/indexw.htm
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