ÆLFRED commerative medal
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1849
Materials
White metal
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.147
Summary
ÆLFRED commerative medal
Full description
White metal commerative medal. The obverse has a right facing head and shoulderds of a bearded man with ‘ÆLFRED’ vertically on the right. The reverse has ‘THE BRITISH EMPIRE UNITED STATES AND ANGLO SAXONS EVERYWHERE’ in the centre with a wreath around. There is an eagle at the top with ‘AND HIS’ and ‘CHILDREN’ either side. At the bottom is ‘1849’
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009