Great Britain. Queen Caroline, consort of George II. Official coronation medal, 1727, by John Croker.
Obverse: Draped bust of Caroline facing left, with pearls in her hair and a long curl falling over her shoulder. Signed I·C on the truncation.
CAROLINA D:G MAG BR FR ET HIB REGINA.
Reverse: Caroline standing facing between Religion, holding an open book, and Britannia, holding a spear and resting a hand on her shield.
HIC AMOR HÆC PATRIA.
In exergue: CORON XI OCTOB / MDCCXXVII.
Commemorating Caroline’s coronation alongside George II at Westminster Abbey on 11 October 1727, according to the British calendar then in use. The reverse expresses the Queen’s attachment to her adopted country through the figures of Religion and Britannia.
A corresponding medal is preserved in the Royal Collection, inventory RCIN 443221.
References: Eimer 512; Medallic Illustrations II, p. 480, no. 8.
Weight: 18.51 g. Diameter: 35 mm.
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