BHM #486 - 1800

King George III Preserved from Assassination
British Historical Medals 486 - 1800 British Historical Medals 486 - 1800
Obv. Crown below rays within a wreath entwined with a ribbon inscribed GOD GIVE PRAISE
Above: PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION
Below: MAY 15 1800
Rev. Angel kneeling on a cloud holding a plaque bearing the portrait of the king and protecting it from an arrow by a shield. GOD SAVE THE KING
AR, AR gilt, AE, WM 38 by P. Kempson. AR N; AR gilt RR; AE C; WM N.
Fi. 424-26.. AM; BM; BMAG; FM.
 
See also note to No. 482.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 119