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Albert Victor Edward of Wales: Visit to London, 1885

Albert Victor Edward of Wales: Visit to London, 1885

(British, 1821–1898)
1885
MintLondon, Great Britain
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)


Credit LineGift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III in honor of Malcolm Rogers
Accession number2005.1177
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above ".H.R.H.PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR EDWARD OF WALES.", on bust "G.G.ADAMS. SC.", and below "BORN JANUARY 8TH 1864". Reverse: Inscribed above "RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON JUNE 29TH 1885." and below "G.G.ADAMS.D.F.".
Provenance2005, Coin Galleries, New York; February 2005, sold by Coin Galleries to Cornelius C. Vermuele, III; 2005, gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2006)