medal
- Museum number
- BNK,EngM.652
- Description
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Bronze medal. (whole)
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Bust of Charles I, left, laureate, hair long, in armour and ermine mantle fastened with brooch on the breast. (obverse)
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An urn-shaped monument, on which is seated Britannia weeping, and raising a pall under which appears the amputated head of the King. At one side is the axe, at the other a rose fallen from its stem. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1731 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 40.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 1, published in 1885, states:
One of Dassier's series of medals. There are two dies of the obverse, differing only slightly. The one, which has the head much smaller than the other, and the hair behind just reaching to the mantle, is extremely rare, as it was rejected by Dassier on account of the portrait, which is very unlike the King. Charles was born 19 Nov. 1600.
- Location
- On display (G1/fc11)
- Acquisition date
- 1877
- Acquisition notes
- The Bank of England loaned their Collection to the British Museum in 1865 wishing to make it accessible to the general public. This remained as a separate Collection until 1877 when the Bank Directors decided it would be more useful to the museum and the public if incorporated into the national collection. The Bank of England collection was therefore presented to the British Museum in 1877, any duplicates being sold to create a coins and medals purchase fund.
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- BNK,EngM.652
- C&M catalogue number
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MB1 (Medallic Illustrations 1) (353) (212)