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Auction: 18005 - British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 609

Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, gold medal, 1765, by T. Pingo, spes pvblica, female seated facing, mitre, crozier and sword on plinth to right, rev. fredericvs m. brit. pr. episcopvs osnabrvg. d. br. et. lvn. surrounding central inscription of nine lines, reading: annvente georgio. tertio m. brit. fr. h. r. f. d. d. brvnsw. et lvneb. s. r. i. a. th. et. elect. patre et rege opt. postvlatis episc xxvii febrvarii mdcclxiv, 30mm., 13.44g (BHM 90), scuff to rim and in centre of reverse, otherwise lustrous, extremely fine

Although commemorating the Prince's election to the Bishopric of Osnabrück in February 1764, this medal was not issued until 17 August 1765 as to coincide with the Prince's second birthday. Gold examples were distributed at court. (cf. Gentleman's Magazine, August 1765, pp.393)

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