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Great Britain - 1801

Preliminaries for the Peace of Amiens

Obverse:

Laureate, cuirassed and draped bust of George Ill, right, hair short.

Legend:

GEORGIUS III . D . G BRITANNIARUM . REX . F . D.

Exergue:

NATUS JUNII IV MDCCXXXVIII

Size:

48.9 mm.

Reverse:

Britannia seated on rock with shield and rudder, at her feet a cherub with an open book showing Irish harp and figure XIX.

Legend:

NULLA DIES PACEM NEC FŒDERA RUMPET. (No day shall break either the peace or the treaties).

Vern's Comments:

EIMER:

926 Union of Great Britain and Ireland 1801
Obv. Bust r., laureate, armoured and draped, GEORGIUS III. D.G BRITANNIARIUM REX. F.D NATUS JUNII IV MDCCXXXXVIII
Rev. Britannia seated upon an island rock, with rudder and the revised British shield; before her, a cherub displays an open book, inscribed XIX and illustrating the Irish harp, NULLA DIES PACEM NEC FŒDERA RUMPET D. 49 mm. (By J. G. Hancock) BHM 527
The Act of Union became law on 1 January 1801.

BHM:

N^o. 527 PRELIMINARIES FOR THE PEACE OF AMIENS
AE, AE gilt, WM 48 by P. Kempson and S. Kindon.

AE N; AE gilt RRR; WM R.
Fi. 418 & 19.
BM; FM; HC(c); UM.
The figure XIX on the left-hand page of the book may, perhaps, refer to the formal reconciliation between Britain and Russia that took place on the 19th June 1801. In this case the fact that the reverse legend refers to 'treaties' rather than 'treaty' would be completely accurate. It has not been possible to link the figure XIX with any particular aspect of the Anglo-Irish union.
See note to No. 523.

British Historical Medals, p. 129

Preliminaries for the Peace of Amiens