A medal commemorating the accession of William IV and Queen Adelaide to the British throne. [MJD 22/03/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: A medal commemorating the accession of William IV and Queen Adelaide to the British throne. [MJD 22/03/2010]
Long description: A medal commemorating the accession of William IV and Queen Adelaide to the British throne. The circular metal medal has a profile portrait of King and Queen, one on top of the other. The reverse of the medal has a rose, thistle and shamrock in the centre, topped by a crown. The medal is perforated with a small metal ring. [MJD 22/03/2010]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: European
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Anthony John Arkell; PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1831
Date collected: By 1971
Acquisition information: Donated: 26/10/1971
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Process Struck, Process Perforated, Material Metal Wire
Dimensions: Diameter: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1971.15.1443
Research and responses: This medal is as likely to have been used in England as in any other part of the British Isles and I have therefore included it in the English ethnography project [AP 25/07/2006]

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