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Great Britain - 1820

Sir Joseph Banks

Obverse:

Bare head of Sir Joseph Banks, right.

Legend:

SIR JOSEPH BANKS B^T. P : R : S BORN 1743 DIED 1820

Size:

38 mm.

Reverse:

Inscription in semi-circle

Legend:

THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

BHM:

AR, AE 38 by W. Wyon.
AR R; AE N.

The Horticultural Society of London was founded in 1804 and received its first Charter from George III in 1809; in 1861 it became the Royal Horticultural Society. See note to No. 911.

from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 252