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Great Britain - 1800

King George III Preserved from Assassination (white metal)

Obverse
Obverse:
Crown below rays within a wreath entwined with a ribbon inscribed GOD GIVE PRAISE
Legend:
PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION
Exergue:
MAY 15 1800
Size:
38 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
Angel kneeling on a cloud holding a plaque bearing the portrait of the king and protecting it from an arrow by a shield. GOD SAVE THE KING

BHM:

AR, AR gilt, AE, WM 38 by P. Kempson.
AR N; AR gilt RR; AE C; WM N.
Fi. 424-26.. AM; BM; BMAG; FM.
 
See also note to No. 482.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 119