constanius Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Passage of the Reform Bill 1832. Earl Grey. WM.51 mm by Halliday. Well here goes: The REFORM BILL Passed The Commons March 23. The Lords June 4. Recd. The Royal Assent June 7 2nd William IV.1832 56 Boroughs Disfranchised 30 Old Bor. To Return 1 Member Ea. 22 New Bor. To Ret. 2 Mem. Ea. 21 New Bor. 1 Mem. Ea. The Elective Franchise Vested In Freeholders Copyholders Of 10 Pounds P. An. Leaseholders 50 Pounds P. An. Householders 10 Pounds P. An. Rt. HONble. EARL GREY. Rev: BRITANNIA SUPPORTED BY JUSTICE DRIVES CORRUPTION FROM THE CONSTITUTION King Lords Commons in Triangle. Gatton Sarum on scroll under Britannia's Foot. MDCCCXXXII Halliday. F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 WOW. I tried reading those on my own. I couldn't, gave up, read your translation, and I'm glad to know there were so many non-words there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 WOW. I tried reading those on my own. I couldn't, gave up, read your translation, and I'm glad to know there were so many non-words there! You need to drink a glass of wine or better still 2 glasses. At the very least have a cuppa Earl Grey tea! Mem. = Member Bor. = Borough Ea. = Each P.AN = Per Annum Gatton Sarum was a Rotten Borough. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Wordy, yes, but consider Farren Zerbe's 1904 advertising token listing his prices paid for collector's coins: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I thought this medal was rather wordy...not quite as wordy as the ones posted though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 This one is the wordiest I own... By the way I'm moving this weekend so the link might not work for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Look! It's elverno! Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 This is rather strange. "Recd. The Royal Assent June. 7 2nd William IV.1832" The Royal assent was granted on June 7 1832, but why is '2nd' inserted between the date & 'William IV' It surely cannot be for seconded! Can it? Your link worked at this moment in time elverno, have you seen this posting of mine LINK of a medal of the Milan Cathedral. I think I need your help, had no replies yet. There is a Napoleonic connection, the cathedral had needed finishing, but money restraints had prevented this. Napoleon with his usual bold stroke made the church sell off its land holdings to pay for the cathedral to be finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I thought I'd submit my entry for the wordiest medal competition: white metal, 42 mm. Chronology of the Kings of England [ending with Victoria 1837], neatly divided between pre- and post-Norman rule: William the Conqueror starts the list on the reverse. It's signed W[illiam] J[ohn] Taylor 33 Little Queen St Holborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted September 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 All nice examples of 'wordy medals' Thanks Guys. I would a medal like your one Frank!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I thought I'd submit my entry for the wordiest medal competition: white metal, 42 mm. Chronology of the Kings of England [ending with Victoria 1837], neatly divided between pre- and post-Norman rule: William the Conqueror starts the list on the reverse. It's signed W[illiam] J[ohn] Taylor 33 Little Queen St Holborn. I just learned a lot of British history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jutman14 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 I thought I'd submit my entry for the wordiest medal competition: white metal, 42 mm. Chronology of the Kings of England [ending with Victoria 1837], neatly divided between pre- and post-Norman rule: William the Conqueror starts the list on the reverse. It's signed W[illiam] J[ohn] Taylor 33 Little Queen St Holborn. Okay so as a first post I do appreciate that replying to a topic from 2008 may seem a bit odd, however I just had to find out a bit more about this medal! It looks incredible and I cant find any information about it anywhere.. I'd love to try and have it replicated you see. Anybody got anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Hello and welcome to CoinPeople. That is a great medal. Wordy - for sure. I don't recall this post and so I thank you for breathing new life into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 One on eBay http://www.ebay.ca/itm/GB-Medallion-for-the-Chronology-of-the-Kings-of-England-1837-/111756958322? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I remember looking up William John Taylor in Holborn on old lists... He's listed as being there around the middle of the 19th century, as an engraver. I certainly didn't pay the equivalent of AU $94.50, though. I have no idea how rare or common it may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarm Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 My nominee would be BHM 2351 (from Atlas Numismatics' inventory). http://atlasnumismatics.com/1031214/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 WOW! That's a neat medal. Hadn't seen it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 My nominee would be BHM 2351 (from Atlas Numismatics' inventory). http://atlasnumismatics.com/1031214/ I suspect that is a winner, could you count the words for us, just to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz boo Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 8/27/2008 at 9:51 PM, constanius said: This is rather strange. "Recd. The Royal Assent June. 7 2nd William IV.1832" The Royal assent was granted on June 7 1832, but why is '2nd' inserted between the date & 'William IV' It surely cannot be for seconded! Can it? Your link worked at this moment in time elverno, have you seen this posting of mine LINK of a medal of the Milan Cathedral. I think I need your help, had no replies yet. There is a Napoleonic connection, the cathedral had needed finishing, but money restraints had prevented this. Napoleon with his usual bold stroke made the church sell off its land holdings to pay for the cathedral to be finished. Can someone tell me about this coin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagerap Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 I'd forgotten this one. There are alternative varieties of this medal, here is mine. It doesn't feature the aberrant "2nd" seen above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarm Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 BHM 2351, 95mm by Lauer. Surrounding Victoria on the obverse are the names of each government minister while the reverse lists each member of the House of Commons in two columns of 50 lines. Brown speculates it may have simply been a demonstration of detailed engraving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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