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Benedetto Pistrucci  (1783–1855)  wikidata:Q327504
 
Benedetto Pistrucci
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Pistrucci
Description Italian engraver
Date of birth/death 29 May 1783 Edit this at Wikidata 16 September 1855 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Rome Englefield Green Edit this at Wikidata
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Italy, United Kingdom
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artist QS:P170,Q327504
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Joe deSousa
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This is the official coronation medal of George IV, by Benedetto Pistrucci. It's 35 mm gold plated bronze.

On the obverse, "GEORGIUS IIII D . G. - BRITANNIARUM REX F . D." that translates to "George IV, by the grace of God, king of the British, defender of the faith".

On the reverse, "PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO. / INAUGURATUS / DIE. JULII. XIX / ANNO. MDCCCXXI" that translates to "Now in his own right with his father's mind / crowned / on the 19th day of July / in the year 1821".

The medal depicts an allegorical coronation scene with the king crowned by Victory; before him standing Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, their right hands over an altar.
Date 23 February 2018, 16:47
Source/Photographer George IV Coronation Medal, 1821

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