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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.)
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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 |
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