Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia Offering Thanks for the King's Coronation by Genius [reverse]

1821

Benedetto Pistrucci

Medalist, Italian, 1783 - 1855

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 16.92 gr (0.037 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.15.b

More About this Artwork

Article:  See British Royal Medals From Across Time

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 863, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO. (Now in his own right, with his father's spirit); in exergue: INAUGURATUS / DIE.JULII.XIX / ANNO.MDCCCXXI ([his reign] inaugurated, on July 1821)

Wikidata ID

Q63861667

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