Baldwin & Sons
Auction 87 7 May 2014
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH MEDALS Queen Victoria, Marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Gold Medal, 1840, by Benjamin Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Albert to left, names to either side, ALBERT – VICTORIA, rev armorial shields of the two royal houses united by a flaming torch, EVER MAY LOVE SHED ROSY GARLANDS ROUND – FEBRUARY X MDCCCXL, 46mm, 71.56g (BHM 1920, R2; Eimer 1336; BDM VI, 584). A medal of superb quality, mint state and excessively rare in gold.
No official medals were struck to commemorate the Royal Wedding, however this, by Benjamin Wyon (1802-1858) who had been appointed to the post of Chief Engraver of the Seals in 1831, is the nearest thing. The wedding was held in the small and intimate Chapel at St James's Palace. It is not known who might have received such a handsome gift, but the service was attended by the reigning Duke and Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince Albert's father and elder brother) and it seems likely that gold medals could have been intended for them or their entourage.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000
No official medals were struck to commemorate the Royal Wedding, however this, by Benjamin Wyon (1802-1858) who had been appointed to the post of Chief Engraver of the Seals in 1831, is the nearest thing. The wedding was held in the small and intimate Chapel at St James's Palace. It is not known who might have received such a handsome gift, but the service was attended by the reigning Duke and Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince Albert's father and elder brother) and it seems likely that gold medals could have been intended for them or their entourage.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000