Duke of York Death Medal BHM#1282 by I.Parkes

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Contemporary cast brass copy of BHM#1282, large, thick & heavy. 75mm x 6mm & 150gm. Has been harshly cleaned but still very nice. For a cast medal you can still read most of the 'fine print' on the reverse.

Duke of York Death Medal BHM#1282 by I.Parkes.

Obv. FREDERICK DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY. Inscription below: A PILLAR OF THE PROTESTANT FAITH. A BULWARK TO THE BRITISH ARMY,/ INTREPID, UNCOMPOMISING & CONSISTENT, GRATITUDE HAS RAISED HIS/ MONUMENT & LOYALTY PENNED HIS EPITAPH.

Rev. On scroll: I HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP FROM MY EARLY YEARS IN THESE PRINCIPALS; AND FROM THE TIME I BEGAN TO REASON FOR MYSELF I HAVE ENTERTAINED THEM FROM CONVICTION AND IN EVERY SITUATION IN WHICH I MAY BE PLACED I WILL ENTERTAIN THEM SO HELP ME GOD.

On Monument: THOSE SENTIMENTS WERE NOT (PA?)SSED IN A POLITICAL SENSE AND FROM PREJUDICE AND PARTY FEELINGS, BUT THEY WERE FIRMLY FIXED IN HIS MIND AND WERE THE RESULT OF DUE CONSIDERATION AND CONVICTION AND PRODUCED BY AN EARNEST SOLICITUDE FOR THE CONTNUED WELFARE OF HIS COUNTRY.

Below: OBIT, JAN 5 MDCCCXXVII (I omitted most of the punctuation)