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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/OBJ/18
Former ReferenceD3311/OBJ
TitleCoronation medal of William IV in case
Date1831
DescriptionThis bronze medal commemorates the coronation of King William IV on 8 September 1831. It is in a brown morocco leather case, lined with silk. On the front is a bust of William IV and on the back is the head of Queen Adelaide. The medal was made at the Royal Mint and designed by William Wyon (1795-1851), the official chief engraver.
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
FormatObject
TermMedals
Coronation of William IV

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William IV (1765-1837); king; King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Adelaide (1792-1949); Queen; Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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