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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8311716, member: 110350&quot;]One more, recently arrived:</p><p><br /></p><p>Great Britain, 1863, AE Commemorative Medal for the Corporation of the City of London (No. 9), Entry of Princess Alexandra of Denmark into the City of London on 7 March 1863 (in advance of her marriage on 10 March to the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII). By J.S. and A.B. Wyon. Obv. Bust of Princess Alexandra left, ALEXANDRA; <font size="3">J.S. WYON SC</font>. beneath truncation / Rev. Londinia in center, draped and wearing mural crown, stands left with right arm outstretched to welcome the Princess standing right, led by the Prince of Wales, wearing Order of Garter[?], standing facing between them, holding her left hand. On the far left is Hymen, bearing torch, and on the far right, Peace (winged) and Plenty, the latter waiting on bended knee, with cornucopiae overflowing in front of her, to present diamond necklace and earrings which she bears on a velvet cushion. Behind them, the triumphal arch erected at London Bridge to welcome the Princess, surmounted by split quadriga with Britannia at center. WELCOME – ALEXANDRA above; in exergue, a shield with the City arms between the words MAR. 1863; <font size="3">J.S. &amp; A.B. WYON SC.</font> above to right. 77 mm., 249.1 g. Eimer 1561 &amp; Pl. 170; BHM 2783; Welch 9; Whittlestone &amp; Ewing 901.&nbsp; Mintage: 350.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471305[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Note: The scratches are much less visible in hand, so they definitely don&#039;t ruin the appearance of the medal. Also, for whatever reason, this medal is more reddish in color than the other City of London medals I have, which are more brown.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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