1702 Coronation bronze medal E388 MI227/1 NEF/EF

Obverse: Bust of Anne, left, crowned, lovelock on the left shoulder in gown fastened with brooch in front.

Reverse: A heart enclosed within branches of oak and laurel, which pass through a crown above and rest on an inscribed pedestal.

Bronze

the “Entirely English” issue

On March 11th 1702, Queen Anne delivered her first formal speech to Parliament, ‘As I know my own heart to be entirely English, I can very sincerely assure you that there is not anything you can expect or desire from me which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness and prosperity of England.’

by J Croker

D 35mm

ex Christie’s, 8 October 1974, lot 220, part; bt. Spink & Son, 1974