Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 34 12 Jun 2019
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Commemorative Medals, Victoria, Visit of the Duchess of Albany to the Royal Mint, silver medal, 1890, by L. C. Wyon, diademed and veiled head of Victoria l., rev. legend within a wreath of national flowers, H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY VISITED THE ROYAL MINT 14 AUGUST 1890, 36mm. (BHM.3392, R4; cf. Eimer 1762, note), in fitted Wyon of Regent Street case, toned, obverse about extremely fine, reverse choice extremely fine
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), later Duchess of Albany. She married Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold on 27 April 1882. Leopold, a haemophiliac, died from a fall in 1884 when Helena was pregnant with their second child.
The obverse was that of the Egypt Campaign Medal (1882-89), also used in 1883 to commemorate the visits of the Prince and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen and Don Carlos, later Carlos I of Portugal, to the Mint and again in 1890 for the visit of Prince Henry of Battenberg.
(150-200 GBP)
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), later Duchess of Albany. She married Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold on 27 April 1882. Leopold, a haemophiliac, died from a fall in 1884 when Helena was pregnant with their second child.
The obverse was that of the Egypt Campaign Medal (1882-89), also used in 1883 to commemorate the visits of the Prince and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen and Don Carlos, later Carlos I of Portugal, to the Mint and again in 1890 for the visit of Prince Henry of Battenberg.
(150-200 GBP)