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single year calendar medal
Object Type
single year calendar medal
Museum number
J.3197
Description
Brass single year calendar medal.
(whole)
Central calendar table of Sundays in each month; with inscriptions on all four sides giving days of moveable feasts; with name of issuer, place of production and date of calendar.
(obverse)
Central table of dates of Full and New Moons; with inscriptions on all four sides indicating royal anniversaries, the law terms, Golden Number, Epact and Dominical Letter.
(reverse)
Producer name
Issuer:
James Davies
Production date
1795
Production place
Issued in:
Birmingham (West Midlands)
Materials
brass
Dimensions
Die-axis:
0 o'clock
Diameter:
38 millimetres
Weight:
17.06 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The calendar table follows the layout for an ordinary year in the Gregorian calendar with the Dominical Letter D. An explanation of the calendrical and lunar tables and a key to the movable feasts, royal anniversaries, law terms, Golden Number and Epact are given [in Ackermann 2004-5] on pp. 6-13. [Ackermann 2004-5, p. 34] cf. reg. no. 1901,1115.24 (Ackermann 2004-5, cat. no. 54) but with minor differences on the obverse (without dots after 'A' and 'CALENDAR', or after 'Fe 18', 'Apr 5' and 'May 14')
Bibliographic references
Ackermann 2004 / Maths and memory: Calendar medals in the British Museum (Part I)
(55)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Named in inscription:
George III, King of the United Kingdom
(named only as 'King'; with birth, accession and coronation days)
Named in inscription:
Charlotte, Queen of George III
(named only as 'Queen'; with day birthday observed)
Named in inscription:
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
(named only as 'Prince of Wales'; with birthday)
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
J.3197