Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43 25 Mar 2020
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The Pavilion Collection, Commemorative Medals, George IV, visit to Scotland 1822, silver medal, by B. R. Faulkner, laureate bust l. within wreath of thistles, rev. façade of the Palace of Holyrood, VISITED EDINBURGH - AUGUST 15th 1822, 52mm. (BHM.1181; CP.33/7; Eimer -), fitted with contemporary suspension loop and ring, a lovely example, extremely fine and considerably rarer than the single 'R' it rates in BHM
*ex Alan Irvine Collection, Baldwin Auction 81, 10 May 2013, lot 3175
The medal is listed in BHM.as reading AUGUST 1822, however on this example the date '15th' has been stamped into the space between. The implication is that the medal was prepared in advance and the date and loop added at the last moment for the dignitaries to wear at any one of the several Holyrood receptions. The medal's obverse is derived from a private Coronation medal published by Thomason and Jones (BHM.1091). It seems it might have been intended to impress the recipient's name to the edge of the medal as there is an 'Æ' monogram to the left of the suspension ring and a 'G' to the right.
(350-400 GBP)
*ex Alan Irvine Collection, Baldwin Auction 81, 10 May 2013, lot 3175
The medal is listed in BHM.as reading AUGUST 1822, however on this example the date '15th' has been stamped into the space between. The implication is that the medal was prepared in advance and the date and loop added at the last moment for the dignitaries to wear at any one of the several Holyrood receptions. The medal's obverse is derived from a private Coronation medal published by Thomason and Jones (BHM.1091). It seems it might have been intended to impress the recipient's name to the edge of the medal as there is an 'Æ' monogram to the left of the suspension ring and a 'G' to the right.
(350-400 GBP)