Medal commemorating the supremacy of the church, 1545

Medal commemorating the supremacy of the church, 1545. Obverse: Bust of Henry VIII (right), wearing a cap decorated with jewels, his robe ermined, a collar of rubies over his shoulders. Legend (in two circles divided into four parts by the Royal badges, the Rose, Portcullis, Fleur-de-lis and Harp, each crowned): 'HENRICVS . OCTA . ANGLIAE . FRANCI . ET . HIB . REX . FIDEI . DEFENSOR . ET . IN . TERR . ECCLE . ANGLI . ET . HIBE . SVB . CHRIST . CAPVT . SVPREMVN.' (Henry VIII, King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and under Christ the supreme head on earth of the church of England and Ireland.) Reverse: Inscription in Hebrew and Greek of the same import as the legend on the obverse. Above: 'H . R', below: 'LONDINI . 1545'.