Description
Great Britain 1872 Albert Edward Recovery from Typhoid, 41mm bronze medal 31.7 grams by W.J. Taylor (Eimer 1619, W & E 1157A.1; BHM 2926).
Obverse: Bust facing left, ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES . NATIONAL THANKSGIVING 1872 / W.J.TAYLOR .
Reverse: Prince's crest within a wreath supported by two cherubs, GIVE ME NOW WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE THAT I MAY GO OUT & COME IN BEFORE THIS PEOPLE
The Prince of Wales caught the illness in the fall of 1871. Bertie, as he was affectionately known, spent two months in a feverish, delirious spell at the family’s retreat in Sandringham, looked after by two royal physicians, William Jenner and William Gull. All of Britain was absorbed with daily updates on the future king’s condition. When the prince began to recover in early 1872, there was massive jubilation, including a stunning public celebration in London in February marked by a royal procession from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
