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Queen Victoria Coronation Medal

Medal
1838 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pistrucci, Benedetto (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal depicting Queen Victoria is made by Benedetto Pistrucci in England in 1838.
This was the official medal produced by the Royal Mint for distribution at the coronation and sale to the public. It was struck in gold, silver, bronzed copper and platinum.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleQueen Victoria Coronation Medal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Queen Victoria Coronation Medal, by Benedetto Pistrucci, English, 1838
Physical description
Obverse: head of Queen Victoria, wearing a diadem and facing left. Inscribed.
Reverse: Queen Victoria wears classical dress and sits enthroned, holding an orb and sceptre. Behind her seat are a lion and a cluster of thunderbolts. The three female figures of Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia offer her a crown. Inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'VICTORIA D.G. BRITANNIARUM REGINA F.D.' (obverse)
  • 'ERIMUS TIBI NOBILE REGNUM' [in exergue] 'INAUGURATA / DIE JUNII XXVIII / MDCCCXXXVIII' (reverse)
    Translation
    'we will be a noble kngdom to thee' [and] 'crowned June 28 1838'
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subjects depicted
Diadem
Orb
Sceptre
Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
Britannia
Hibernia
Scotia
Summary
This medal depicting Queen Victoria is made by Benedetto Pistrucci in England in 1838.
This was the official medal produced by the Royal Mint for distribution at the coronation and sale to the public. It was struck in gold, silver, bronzed copper and platinum.
Bibliographic reference
Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901 - Vol II, The Reign of Queen Victoria. London: 1987, cat.no. 1801
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.83-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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