Medal commemorating Charles Edward Stewart (1720-1788)

Medal commemorating Charles Edward Stewart (1720-1788). Obverse: Bust of Prince Charles (right), hair short, curl behind, no drapery. Legend: 'REDEAT MAGNUS ILLE GENIUS BRITANNIAE.' (May he, the great genius of Britain, return.) 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 a map of Great Britain. Legend: 'O DIU DESIDERATA NAVIS.' (Oh, long hoped-for ship.) Exergue: 'LAETAMINI CIVES SEPT XXIII MDCLII.' (Let us rejoice, citizens, 23 Sept. 1752.)

Object Details

ID: MEC1299
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1752
People: Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir; Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm