medal
- Museum number
- M.8478
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of Prince Frederick of Denmark, right, hair long, tied behind, in armour, ermine mantle sprinkled with crowns, riband and badge of the Order of the Elephant. (obverse)
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Bust of Princess Louisa, left, hair entwined with pearls, in embroidered bodice with jewel in front, and ermine mantle sprinkled with crowns and fastened with a brooch. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1743
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 44.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Rare.
The date shows that this medal is commemorative of the re-marriage of the Princess Louisa at Copenhagen.
See also Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p581.219 (registration no. M.8477).
See Danske Medailler og Mynter i det Kongelige Kabinet, Kiöbenhavn, 1791, Fr. V. Pl. iii. 2; Köhler, Johann David, ‘Historische Münz-Belustigung’, Nürnberg, 1729-1750, XV. 401.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Re-marriage of Frederick, Prince of Denmark, and Princess Louisa, 1743
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.8478
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (581) (220)