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bronze commemorative portrait medal 1839 with profile of John Wesley and Charles on reverse

Bronze commemorative portrait medal 1839 with head and shoulders profile of John Wesley looking left. The obverse profile is in the manner of Henry Edridge ARA (1767-1821) engraved by R Page. John Wesley is wearing a cassock and gown with preaching bands coming from the top of a cravat. The reverse of the coin shows a head and shoulders bust of Charles Wesley looking 3/4 front left in the manner of John Russell RA (1745-1806) engraved by T A Dean. Charles is wearing a cassock and gown with preaching bands coming from the top of a cravat.

Category: medal

Production Date: 1839-

Material Part: bronze

Produced by: Carter, Charles Frederick

Inscription:

impressed - on obverse in a 3/4 circle around John's profile

John Wesley M.A. Born 1703 Died 1791 / "The world is my parish"

Measurements:

diameter
height 38mm
diameter
width 38mm

Object Number: 2008-087h

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