Medal Commemorating the Coronation of William IV

The obverse of the medal depicts busts of William IV (1765–1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792–1849) facing right. It has the legend: 'THEIR MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTIES WILLIAM AND ADELAIDE'. On the reverse is a depiction of William IV and Queen Adelaide seated under a canopy with allegorical figures offering gifts and a slave in broken chains kneeling in the foreground. It has the legend: 'CORONATION', and the exergue: 'SEP 8. 1831'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2821
Collection: Coins and medals; Special collections
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Halliday, Thomas
Date made: 1831
People: Halliday, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Overall: 46 mm
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