BHM #654 - 1809

King George III Enters the Fiftieth Year of His Reign
British Historical Medals 654 - 1809 British Historical Medals 654 - 1809
Obv. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of George III right, lion's head on shoulder. GEORGIVS III . D . G . BRITANNIARUM REX . FID . D
Below: NAT : IV . IUN . MDCCXXVIII

 

Rev. Emblems of the arts and government around a crowned pedestal on which 25TH / OCTR / 1809
Around: ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO REGNI. (The fiftieth year of his reign).
WM 45 by J. Westwood. WM N.
AM; FM.
 
See note to No. 641.
from British Historical Medals, Volume 1, p. 160
 
This may be a variant of the described medal, or BHM may have mis-represented the obverse. On this obverse there is a U rather than a V in GEORGIVS. Closer examination of the roman numeral date reads MDCCXXXVIII.