1633 Return to London of Charles I 43mm silver medal MI 266/62 E124b GVF

Obverse: Equestrian figure of Charles I holding an upright baton.

Reverse: View of London seen from the south bank of the Thames, above radiate sun.

By Nicholas Briot

Cast silver, pierced with a loop for suspension.

43mm

The medal was intended to commemorate the King’s return to London following his coronation in Scotland. In the event, the planned procession from the Tower of London to Westminster was cancelled because of plague.