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.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1296
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: 30 mm