medal
- Museum number
- 1947,0607.171
- Description
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Bronze medal. (whole)
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Bust of Prince James (the Elder Pretender), right, hair long, in armour with a sun upon the breast, and mantle tied in a knot on the shoulder. (obverse)
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The Hanoverian Horse trampling upon the Lion and the Unicorn; Britannia, seated, deploring their misfortune; fugitives carrying off their goods, and London in the distance. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1721
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 49.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Not uncommon.
This medal was executed by Otto Hamerani, when great exertions were being made secretly to raise troops and to supply arms to insurgents in Britain in order that another effort might be made to replace the Stuarts upon the throne. It was intended for distribution among the Jacobites. The mysterious suppression of the Prince's name increased the interest of his cause, and the treatment of the British supporters, deemed by the party to be the symbols of the Stuarts only, was calculated to fan the flame of indignation against the House of Hanover.
See Cochran-Patrick, R. W., ‘Catalogue of the Medals of Scotland etc.’, Edinburgh, 1884, Pl. xiii. 4.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Appeal of Prince James (the Elder Pretender) against the House of Hanover, 1721
- Acquisition date
- 1947
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1947,0607.171
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (454) (63)