Museum Collections
Luce Center
George III Memorial Medal
Object Number:
1926.15
Date:
1781
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing armored shoulder-length portrait of George III facing left; legend above: "GEORGIUS III REX ANG". Reverse depicts rampant lion liberating itself from tied-around rope; legend above: "INDOCILIS PATI."; inscription in exergue: "IN PERPET MEMOR/MDCCLXXXI".
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
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