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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4236689, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><b>James I of England <i>- Pater familias</i> of the House of Stuart and father of Charles I</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000jamesImedal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Commemorative medal by renowned Swiss engraver Jean Dassier, circa. mid 1700s. Diameter: 39.92mm, Weight: 36.30gm</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: James I bare headed, facing right, wearing Royal regalia</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>IACOBVS I DG M BR FRA ET HIB REX</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(James I by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, Scotland, France and Ireland)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: his tomb with two Genii. The one on the right is adding the Scottish Lion to the British Royal Coat of Arms. The seated one on the left is pointing to a book - alluding to the fame of James I as a bibliophile.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription in exergue:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>NAT 19 JUN 1556</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CORONAT 25 JUL 1603</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>MORT 27 MART 1625</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(Date of Birth, Coronation and Death)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Notes:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">1. Also simultaneously King James VI of Scotland.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">2. He was a firm believer in the Divine Right of Kings to govern.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">3. He was a staunch Protestant and defender of that faith.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">4. He directed and oversaw the re-write of the Protestant Bible.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">5. The Catholic Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament was thwarted on November 5th, 1605.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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