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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8403262, member: 116145"]I love coronation medals ([USER=119754]@PamR[/USER] got me interested here, she's got some nice ones). That's a nice piece, congratulations! Coronation medals are typically a less expensive way to grab some fascinating history (cheaper than coins of the same vintage / condition usually) Here's my latest - </p><p>1727 - Queen Caroline Silver Coronation Medal</p><p>Weight: 17.9 Grams</p><p>Diameter: 34 millimeters</p><p>(from Wikipedia) <b>Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach</b> (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_royal_consorts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_royal_consorts" rel="nofollow">Queen of Great Britain and Ireland</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hanoverian_royal_consorts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hanoverian_royal_consorts" rel="nofollow">Electress of Hanover</a> from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" rel="nofollow">King George II</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>An intelligent and attractive woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. Dowager Electress Sophia called her "the most agreeable Princess in Germany". She was considered for the hand of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Archduke Charles of Austria</a>, who was a candidate for the throne of Spain and later became Holy Roman Emperor. Charles made official overtures to her in 1703, and the match was encouraged by King Frederick of Prussia. After some consideration, Caroline refused in 1704, as she would not convert from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism" rel="nofollow">Lutheranism</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism" rel="nofollow">Catholicism</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1490850[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1490851[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8403262, member: 116145"]I love coronation medals ([USER=119754]@PamR[/USER] got me interested here, she's got some nice ones). That's a nice piece, congratulations! Coronation medals are typically a less expensive way to grab some fascinating history (cheaper than coins of the same vintage / condition usually) Here's my latest - 1727 - Queen Caroline Silver Coronation Medal Weight: 17.9 Grams Diameter: 34 millimeters (from Wikipedia) [B]Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach[/B] (Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline; 1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_royal_consorts']Queen of Great Britain and Ireland[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hanoverian_royal_consorts']Electress of Hanover[/URL] from 11 June 1727 until her death in 1737 as the wife of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain']King George II[/URL]. An intelligent and attractive woman, Caroline was much sought-after as a bride. Dowager Electress Sophia called her "the most agreeable Princess in Germany". She was considered for the hand of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor']Archduke Charles of Austria[/URL], who was a candidate for the throne of Spain and later became Holy Roman Emperor. Charles made official overtures to her in 1703, and the match was encouraged by King Frederick of Prussia. After some consideration, Caroline refused in 1704, as she would not convert from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheranism']Lutheranism[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicism']Catholicism[/URL]. [ATTACH=full]1490850[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1490851[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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