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Medal commemorating the landing of Charles Edward Stewart, 1745
Medal commemorating the landing of Charles Edward Stewart, 1745. Obverse: Bust of Prince Charles (right), hair short, curly behind, no drapery. Legend: 'CAROLUS WALLIAE PRINCEPS.' Below: '1745.' Reverse: Britannia, standing by a rock on the seashore, and resting upon her spear and shield, waits the arrival of an approaching fleet; behind her is a globe with the map of Great Britain. Legend: 'AMOR ET SPES.' (Love and hope.) Exergue: 'BRITANNIA.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1295 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1745 |
| People: | Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir; Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |