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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8212924, member: 110350&quot;]Two more &quot;royal event&quot; medals I wrote up, the second one official. The first, at 87 mm., is the largest medal I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain, Victoria, Unofficial Large AE Coronation Medal, 1838, by Benedetto Pistrucci (same portrait used on official coronation medal), for Rundell, Bridge &amp; Co. Obv. Bust left, wearing plain diadem, with hair tied straight back, ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, signed below as &#039;Benedetto Pistrucci Chief Medallist Royal Mint&#039; / Rev. Legend and date in 5 lines, DA FACILEM CURSUM ATQUE ADNUE COEPTIS 1838. (Legend is version of invocation at beginning of Vergil’s first <i>Georgic</i>, i.e., “da facilem cursum atque audacibus adnue coeptis” [meaning “Grant [me] an easy journey and nod in approval of the bold things begun [by me],” but omitting “audacibus”/bold]; as set forth on this coin, the legend has been translated as “Give an easy passage and support our undertakings.”) 87 mm., 328 g. Eimer 1309 &amp; Pl. 144; BHM 1802; Whittlestone &amp; Ewing 90 (obv. ill. at p. 18; obv. is also the cover illustration) [Whittlestone, Andrew &amp; Michael Ewing, <i>Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977, Vol. 1, Queen Victoria 1837-1901</i> (2008)]. )]<i> Purchased from Bonham’s, Knightsbridge, London, UK, Auction Sale No. 28052, 09.09.1999, Lot 106. </i>[See post on next page for new footnote added to this description.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441857[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain, AR Official Medal for Investiture of Prince of Wales [Prince Charles] 1969, by Michael Rizello, in red leather case of issue. Obv. Bust right, draped, ARWISGIAD CHARLES TYWYSOG CYMRU [Investiture of Charles Prince of Wales] around, CAERNARFON 1969 below / Rev. The Welsh Dragon, left, Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN. 57 mm. Eimer 2116 &amp; Pl. 235.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441347[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441348[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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