Britannia Crowning the King [reverse], 1761

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.44 cm (1 3/8 in.)
gross weight: 18.94 gr (0.042 lb.)
axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.11.b

Artists / Makers

Johann Lorenz Natter (artist) German, 1705 - 1763

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: PATRIAE.OVANTI (For his rejoicing country); in exergue: CORONAT[US].XXII.SEPT[EMBRIS] / MDCCLXI / L. N. (Crowned on 22 September 1761)

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 927, repro.