constanius Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Queen Charlotte Death Medals 1818 RRR. BHM #968 Obv. Diademed head of Queen Charlotte, right. H . M . G . M . QUEEN CHARLOTTE. Rev. BORN MAY 19 . 1744 / MARRIED / SEPR. 9 . 1761 . / DIED AT KEW / NOVR. 17 . 1818 / AFTER A VIRTUOUS / REIGN WITH HER / BELOVED KING / OF 57 YEARS AE, AE silvered 25 by ? AE RRR; AE silvered RRR. Unlisted in Brass. 2 different versions of the same medal, what to me is exciting is that the second brass example was struck from the same die that I already posted another brass medal with copying lines visible, but before this striking the die has been further engraved & polished. You can still see some of the copying lines though. The earlier strike for comparison PREVIOUS POST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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