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George IV 'Memorial token'

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I have come across this 'token' and wondered if anyone knows what it is, or how/if it was used for anything?

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Does the text say DIED? It looks a privately issued commemorative medal for the death of George IV.

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Yes it does say 'Died'.

The full text is

BORN 1762

DIED

JUNE 26 1830

BELOVED

&

LAMENTED

CROWNED

JULY 19 1821

 

Robert

 

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That seems a little condescending given his lack of popularity. Either that or a full blown brown nose job?

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Indeed, and the image of him certainly isn't of his latter years where he was morbidly obese.

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We live in an age where information is instantly available. We can download and print anything that takes our fancy.

Before that, we had TV to bring us our information, and before that; newspapers.

In the nineteenth century, there were block printed broadsheets ( for those that could read )  and medalets depicting popular events.

Very much like the " souvenir "  rubbish peddled today by newspapers and the London & Westminster  "Mints" 

Your medalet with the weeping willow overhanging a tomb was a common theme of these pieces. Many members of thd Royal family are celebrated in this way.

Nice piece

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