Record

RefNoM/082
LevelItem
TitleKing George II and Queen Caroline
DescriptionMedal in honour of George II and his consort, Queen Caroline. Britannia leaning on a spear, surrounded by trophies of war on the one hand and of science and the arts on the other.
InscriptionContentObverse: BOTH HANDS FILLD FOR BRITAIN. Exergue: GEORGE REIGNING.
Reverse: A female figure, crowned and bearing a sceptre, in a grove of trees, which she waters from a vase in her hand: GROWING ARTS ADORN EMPIRE. In exergue: CAROLINE PROTECTING. 1736
ObjectNameMedal
MaterialsSilver-coloured alloy
Dimensions38 mm diameter
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8331George II (1683 - 1760); King of Great Britain and Ireland1683 - 1760
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