File:Post Medieval commemorative medal (obverse and reverse) (FindID 1005098).jpg

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Post Medieval commemorative medal (obverse and reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Vic Allnatt, 2020-06-10 14:23:53
Title
Post Medieval commemorative medal (obverse and reverse)
Description
English: A copper alloy Post Medieval commemorative medal dating to AD 1814.

The obverse depicts a left facing bust of the Emperor of Russia, Alexander with the inscription  'THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER' around the circumference. 

The reverse depicts a wreath in the centre, the right hand side of the wreath is similar to a laurel wreath and the left hand side is more like a branch. In the centre in capitals is the word 'PEACE' with the date 1814 below. Around the circumference is the inscription 'BRITISH PERSE V FRANCE THE GLORIOUS RESULT OF 

The medal has a circular piercing at 12 o'clock. The object has a dark brown coloured patina. 

The object measures 24.5 mm in diameter, 1.2 mm in thickness and weighs 3.7 grams. 

The medal celebrates the end of the war with France in AD 1814, after almost 20 years. When Britain and the coalition forces defeated Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (AD 1769-1821). A similar medal has been recorded on the PAS database; DENO-A09E91 was discovered in Derbyshire. 
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date 1814
date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 1005098
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1106667
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1106667/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1005098
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 13 November 2020)
Object location52° 22′ 05.16″ N, 2° 09′ 35.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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