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Great Britain - 1802

Paix d`Amiens

Obverse:

Similar to No. 524.
No. 524: Similar to No. 458 but legend reads GEORGIUS III . D: G: BRITTANIARUM REX . FID . DEF . &
No. 458: Cuirassed draped bust of George III, bare head left, hair tied behind and medallion on breast. (Legend)

Size:

48 mm.

Reverse:

Similar to No. 534.
No. 534: Peace setting fire to a pile of arms on shore. TRIUMPHIS POTIOR

Exergue:

PAX UBIQUE / MDCCCII.

Vern's Comments:

This piece may be rare. I base this on the fact that while it is clearly BHM 535, as you can see it's not listed as being struck in AE gilt. BHM 534 however is listed that way and is listed as rare in that strike. This is also Julius 1079-1080.

Bramsen:

Bramsen - 2172
Paix d'Amiens (C. H. Küchler)

GEORGIUS III . D: G: BRITTANIARUM REX . FID . DEF . & Buste du roi, à gauche, en uniforme.

R. En haut:TRIUMPHIS POTIOR. L'Angleterre personnifiée par une femme, éteint le flambeau de la guerre d'une main et tend de l'autre un rameau d'olivier en signe de paix.

Exergue: PAX UBIQUE MDCCCII.

Médaille, 48 mm. Empreinte de M. A. Demailly, Amiens.

Il y a une variation du droit de cette médaille avec buste différent et GEORG III D. G. BRITANNIARUM REX . FIDEI . DEF & C.

d'Essling:

d'Essling - 977
Paix d'Amiens (Küchler)

Buste de Georges III à g.

R. En haut:TRIUMPHIS POTIOR. La Paix deb. au bord de la mer, mettant le feu à un amas d'armes.

Br. 48 mm.

BHM:

AE. 48 by C. H. Küchler.
AE. N.
AM; BM; BMAG. Fi. 4487.

It is likely this piece is a restrike struck after the death of Küchler. See Pollard, ' Matthew Boulton and Conrad Heinrich Küchler', Numismatic Chronicle, 1970, pp. 314-16. See note to No. 534.

from British Historical Medals, p. 131

Paix d`Amiens