Trial strike for a British commemorative medal - Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Matthew Boulton – HCR152525

Obverse

Inscription:

MATTHÆUS BOULTON / PIDGEON F

Design:

bust right

Person

G. F. Pidgeon (engraver) , Matthew Boulton (subject)

Dating

1819

Note

"This piece reads MATTHÆUS BOULTON, whereas the finished medal reads MATTHAEVS BOVLTON"; cf. Pollard pp. 316-8; cf. BHM 976; cf. E 1114

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

copper-plated white metal

Reign

George III

Weight (g)

31.77

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Soho

Acquisition date

12/7/2025

Source

Anon.

Acquisition credit

Presented anonymously, 2025.

Reference

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