Albert Victor Edward of Wales: Recovery from typhoid fever

Joseph Shepherd Wyon (British, 1836–1873)

Alfred Benjamin Wyon (British, 1837–1884)

1872

MintLondon, Great Britain

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 58 mm (2 5/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Boston Numismatic Society

Accession number98.1274

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed under bust "J.B.WYON SC" and at edge "ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "·NATIONAL·THANKSGIVING·FOR·RECOVERY·OF·THE·PRINCE·OF·WALES·" and "FEB:1872", on banderola "ICH DIEU", and below "J.S. & A.B.WYON".

ProvenanceBy 1898, Boston Numismatic Society; 1898, gift of the Boston Numismatic Society to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 1, 1898)