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Medal Commemorating the Coronation of William IV
The obverse of the medal depicts busts of William IV (1765–1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792–1849) facing right. It has the legend: 'THEIR MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTIES WILLIAM AND ADELAIDE'. On the reverse is a depiction of William IV and Queen Adelaide seated under a canopy with allegorical figures offering gifts and a slave in broken chains kneeling in the foreground. It has the legend: 'CORONATION', and the exergue: 'SEP 8. 1831'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2821 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals; Special collections |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Halliday, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1831 |
| People: | Halliday, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm |