Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia Offering Thanks for the King's Coronation by Genius [reverse], 1821

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.15.b

Artists / Makers

Benedetto Pistrucci (medalist) Italian, 1783 - 1855

Image Use

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Inscription

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)

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. 863, repro.