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GREAT BRITAIN. Installation of Prince Albert as Chancellor of Cambridge University Bronze Medal, 1847. GEM UNCIRCULATED.
cf. BHM-2256/2260 (for obv./rev.). Diameter: 44mm; Weight: 33.54 gms. By J. Davis & J. Mayer. Obverse: Queen Victoria seated and Prince Albert standing right upon dais, receiving address from crowd; PRESENTATION OF / THE CITY ADDRESS in two lines in exergue; Reverse: TO COMMEMORATE / THE VISIT OF / HER MAJESTY / TO CAMBRIDGE / AND THE INSTALLATION OF / H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT / AS CHANCELLOR / OF THE UNIVERSITY / JULY 1847 in nine lines; crown above; all within wreath. Edge: Plain. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces, with some radiating luster. A fairly RARE and attractive type.
cf. BHM-2256/2260 (for obv./rev.). Diameter: 44mm; Weight: 33.54 gms. By J. Davis & J. Mayer. Obverse: Queen Victoria seated and Prince Albert standing right upon dais, receiving address from crowd; PRESENTATION OF / THE CITY ADDRESS in two lines in exergue; Reverse: TO COMMEMORATE / THE VISIT OF / HER MAJESTY / TO CAMBRIDGE / AND THE INSTALLATION OF / H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT / AS CHANCELLOR / OF THE UNIVERSITY / JULY 1847 in nine lines; crown above; all within wreath. Edge: Plain. Glossy chocolate brown surfaces, with some radiating luster. A fairly RARE and attractive type.
H. R. H. Prince Albert was installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University on 6 July 1847, receiving an ode specifically written for him by William Wordsworth, the Poet Laureate. Following the festivities, he and Victoria visited the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Ex: World-Wide Coins of California VII (2/1985) Lot # 293.
Estimate: $100.00- $200.00