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England - 1795

Princess of Wales

Obverse
Obverse:
Bust of Princess Caroline three-quarter left wearing lace dress and pearl necklace, hair with pearls and lovelocks. PRINCESS OF WALES.
Size:
30 mm.
Edge:
PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL.
Reverse
Reverse:
The Prince of Wales feathers within rays. MAY THE UNION BE CROWNED WITH HAPPINESS + 1795 below.

Vern's Comments:

There's a problem with the description in Dalton & Hamer for this. The right-hand four pearls of the lower horizontal strand are either clear of her hair, as you can see above, or they are partially covered by her hair. In the description you would believe the pearl / hair situation to be just the opposite of what it really is.

England — Middlesex

D & H 981c — National Series

 
O:    Similar to No. 977, but with four pearls in the hair.
A. 170c
R:    The Prince's crest, 1795. MAY THE UNION BE CROWNED WITH HAPPINESS +
E:    PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL.
 On large and small flans.

BHM:

AE 30 by ?
AE RRRR.
Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL.
 
See note to No. 391.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 94
 
This may not be the medal described above! It's clearly the same coin but BHM doesn't mention an edge marking. The dealer I bought from sent it in a paper envelope marked Middlesex S981c.