Medal - Preliminaries of the Peace of Amiens silver
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George III (1760-1820)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 1801 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 28.3 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 569307 |
| References | BHM# 516 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).Sammlung Julius; 1958. Krieg und Frieden auf der Medaille und in der Gedenkmünze = War and Peace on the Medal and Commemorative Coin. Münzhandlung R. Gaettens, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. , Laidlaw# 0561South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) , AM2# 6Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. |
Commemorative issue
Peace of Amiens in 1802
Series: Peace of Amiens
Obverse
A classical, robed Eirene the Goddess of Peace, standing half right upon a quay, holding an olive branch in right hand, and emptying a cornucopia cradled under left arm; a bale at her right side and a barrel with lettering on top, behind are rigged ships at sea - one docked on left and two sailing on right. In double exergue: crossed ears of corn.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THEY SHALL PROSPER THAT LOVE THEE
TO FRANCE
Engraver: Henry Kettle
Reverse
An oval shield in the form of the British flag mounted on crossed swords.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE
BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
SIGNED OCTOBER 1ft. 1801.
Translation: October 1st. 1801
Engraver: Henry Kettle
Edge
Plain
Mint
Kettle & Sons, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1801-1812)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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