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Arthur Wellesley: Memorial

(English (Birmingham), 19th century)
1852
Object PlaceBirmingham, Great Britain
Medium/TechniqueMetal; white metal
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Abbott Green
Accession number17.258
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON" and under bust "ALLEN & MOORE.BIRM". Reverse: Inscribed above "BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST", on monument "WELLINGTON/BORN/MAY.1769/DIED/SEPR 14.1852", below "A&M" and in exergue "WATERLOO/JUNE 18, 1815".
ProvenanceBy 1917, Dr. Samuel Abbott Green; 1917, gift of Dr. Samuel Abbott Green to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 15, 1917)