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Medal

Medal
1893 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bowcher, Frank (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

This bronze medal was struck to commemorate the visit of Christian IX, King of Denmark (1838-1906) and Louise of Hesse Cassel (1817-1898) to London. This medal is one of the series published by the Corporation of the City of London; 450 specimens were struck and are frequently found in leather cases with gold tooling and inscriptions on the lid.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleMedal
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze
Bronze
Gilded
Brief description
Medal, bronze, King and Queen Denmark, Visit to London.
Physical description
Medal of gilt bronze; obv.: CHRISTIANUS IX ET LOUISE D : G: DANIAE V: G: REX ET REGINA. Superimposed busts to right. Rev.: A seated female figure representing the City of London, holding in her right hand an address, and supporting with her left arm a staff from which flies a streamer, inscribed WELCOME CHRISTIAN IX TO LONDON. To the left is the Guildhall, and to the right a pedestal with a shield bearing the arms if the King of Denmark; upon the pedestal is the casket in which the address was presented. Signed 'F. Bowcher. F' Struck in commemoration of the visit of H.M the King of Denmark to the City of London.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3in
Object history
Given by the corporation of the City of London.
Subject depicted
Christian IX (King of Denmark)
Place depicted
Guildhall, City of London
Summary
This bronze medal was struck to commemorate the visit of Christian IX, King of Denmark (1838-1906) and Louise of Hesse Cassel (1817-1898) to London. This medal is one of the series published by the Corporation of the City of London; 450 specimens were struck and are frequently found in leather cases with gold tooling and inscriptions on the lid.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 74
  • Brown, Laurence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901: The Reign of Queen Victoria. London. 1987.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
509-1894

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2009
Record URL
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