Britannianumismatics

GREAT BRITAIN Prince Albert / Great Exhibition in London 1851 73.6mm white metal medal 139 grams by T. Ottley, Allen HP-B275, BHM 2446, Eimer 1461 Obverse: bare head of Prince Albert facing left within a wreath of laurel and oak, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT / OTTLEY BIRMM  Reverse: view of the Crystal Palace, THE BUILDING FOR THE GREAT EXHI...

GREAT BRITAIN Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition 1851, Exhibitor’s Medal, 44.5mm copper medal 62.54 grams, by W. Wyon (BHM 2463, Allen HP-A055) Obverse: H.R.H. Prince Albert facing left, H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION / W. WYON RA Reverse: Terrestrial glove within a laurel wreath, a dove resting on top, EXHIBITION OF THE...

GREAT BRITAIN Board of Trade, Rocket Apparatus, Proof of Service At A Wreck 36mm bronze token 26.18 grams During service at a wreck when the coastguard officer or the volunteer-in-charge of the rocket apparatus required extra assistance, he enrolled on the spot the helpers needed. As conditions at the scene of a wreck did not normally permit pap...

GREAT BRITAIN Board of Trade, Rocket Apparatus, Proof of Service At A Wreck 36mm bronze token 20.80 grams During service at a wreck when the coastguard officer or the volunteer-in-charge of the rocket apparatus required extra assistance, he enrolled on the spot the helpers needed. As conditions at the scene of a wreck did not normally permit pap...

GREAT BRITAIN Queen Anne, Capture of Tournai. 39mm silver medal 1709 by John Croker. (MI II 354/190) NGC AU-58 Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne facing left., ANNA DG MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REG. Reverse: Pallas seated by trophies, holding Medusa shield, TORNACO EXPVGNATO, (trans: Tournai stormed) MDCCIX On 3 September 1709, during the War of the Spanish S...

GREAT BRITAIN Peace of Utrecht, 1713, 35mm silver medal by J. Croker (MI II, 400/257; Eimer 460) Obverse: laureate bust of Anne facing left, ANNA. D:G. MAG. BRI. HIB: REG:Reverse: Anne stands as Britannia, sea and fleet in background. COMPOSITIS VENERANTVR ARMIS MDCCXIII The Peace of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed by the belligere...