Charles I and Henrietta Maria (1625-1649), Cast AR Supporters Badge, by Thomas Rawlins for the Royal Mint, carolvs d.g.rex, Garter motto incuse around, armoured crowned bust right, lion's head on right shoulder, medal suspended on riband, scarf across left shoulder, rev. henreta.maria.dg.reg [sic], bust of Henrietta Maria left, hair flat on top, and drawn through small coronet, with pearl necklace and pendant, figured bodice, 9.65g, 27 x 26mm., and suspension loop (MI i 355/217; NumChron XIII, Pl. I, no. 8; Murdoch [1904], 131 this medal; Heckett 94; SCMB, May 1981, U367), beautifully toned and superbly engraved, almost extremely fine, extremely rare.
provenance
M Rich, Noble 119, 20 November 2018, lot 1861,
SNC, 1994, no. 6961 - some cabinet friction on the obverse and reverse but EF and extremely rare,
Baldwin 3, 5 October 1994, lot 19,
Reputedly:
J G Murdoch, Sotheby's, 2-6 June 1904, lot 131
Estimate: £2000 - £2400