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Medal

1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
J. S. Wyon & A. B. Wyon (medallists)
Place of origin
England (made)

This bronze medal, made by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, commemorates the Royal visit to St. Paul's cathedral to give thanks for the recovery of the Prince of Wales in 1872. This is one of 400 medals published by the Corporation of the City of London.


Object details

Category
Coins & Medals
Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal, the royal visit to St. Paul's cathedral to give thanks for the recovery of the Prince of Wales. English 1872.
Physical description
Obv., Londinia inviting Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales to enter St. Paul's Cathedral, Britannia standing right. Rev., a view of the interior of St Paul's with congregation, royal arms to left and those of the City of London to right.
Marks and inscriptions
  • "I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID/UNTO ME LET US GO INTO/THE HOUSE OF THE LORD" (obv.)
  • "NATIONAL THANKSGIVING/FOR THE RECOVERY OF/H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES/ST. PAULS LONDON," "1872" (rev.)
Subjects depicted
Royal Arms
The Arms of the City of London
St Paul's Cathedral
Londinia
Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
Prince of Wales
Britannia
Summary
This bronze medal, made by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, commemorates the Royal visit to St. Paul's cathedral to give thanks for the recovery of the Prince of Wales in 1872. This is one of 400 medals published by the Corporation of the City of London.
Bibliographic reference
Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. no. 2928.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.187-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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