Coronation of George IV, 1821, and Native American Chief Presentation Medal [1825], large copper medal, by Rundell Bridge & Rundell, laureate bust left, wearing mantle, GEORGIVS IV DEI GRATIA BRI-TANNIARVM REX, rev. crown on open wreath, legend around and within, GOD SAVE THE KING – CROWNED JULY XIX MDCCCXXI, 69mm, 121.16g (BHM 1088; Eimer 1141, this medal; Jamieson fig.27 and discussed on p. 35). Virtually mint state.
Provenance:
Eimer 1141, this medal
Bought Pavillion Collection, Baldwin’s of St James’s, Auction 43, 25 March 2020, lot 537, therein stated to have been added to that collection in 2003
Gilt examples of the medal were awarded to Native American Chiefs during a visit to London in 1825, including the Chiefs of the Wyandot and Ojibwe.
Price realized | 3'200 GBP |
Starting price | 500 GBP |