George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

George III Recovery from Illness Silver Medal 1789 Rare (“DROZ.F.” Variety)

£240.00

1 in stock

Category: Historical Medals

Description

Obverse

Laureate head of George III right

Script: Latin

Lettering: GEORGIVS III. D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX.

“DROZ.F.” below bust (The more seen version being simply “D.F.”)

Engraver: Jean-Pierre Droz

Reverse

An altar on which burns a sacrificial fire, entwined with a snake; olive branch and globe below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FELICITAS PVBLICA
SAL . REG . REST . 1789.

Engraver: Jean-Pierre Droz

Weight 19.5 g
Diameter 34 mm

BHM# 311, Eimer# 827, DH# 180, Storer MiN# 6173

Toned

Extremely Fine

Rarity scale 100

Comments

Brown: A letter from Fanny de Luc to Matthew Boulton on 27th June 1789 records that Droz was modelling the bust of the King from the two best known Royal portraits by West and Gainsborough.