CORONATION OF KING GEORGE IV

AVERN, Edward: England, 1821, Silver, 35 MM
Obv: Bust of George IV    GEORGIUS IIII D.G. BRITANNIARUM REX F.D.
Rev: Coronation scene; the king seated with a winged figure behind him crowning the king who is being approached by Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia    PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO (Now in His Own Right with His Father's Mind)
Exergue:  INAUGURATUS DIE. JULII XIX ANNO MDCCCXXI (Inaugurated July 19 1821)
Edge:  SER.T JOHN WALKER 2D REG.T BYCH
Extremely Rare
Ref: Eimer 1146b; BHM i, 264/1071;  Weiss BW186

This piece is a very close copy of the official medal by Pistrucci.
Examples of these extremely rare medals were worn by the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry Hussars, who formed the Royal Escort at the Coronation Ceremony. They were produced to the order of the Duke of Buckingham who gave one specimen of the medal to each member of his Buckinghamshire Yeomanry who attended the coronation (and whose name is inscribed on the edge). The medals were pierced for a ring and a ribbon attached so that the medal could be worn as a decoration on grand field days and state occasions. The Coronation Ceremony, which took place in Westminster Abbey, lasted about five hours, and several times the King appeared to be on the point of collapse, due to the heat in the Abbey and the weight of his robes. Subsequently a banquet was held in Westminister Hall for three hundred guests, mostly peers of the realm, who were served a huge variety of dishes while their wives and children watched from the balcony above. (BHM).

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