Great Britain: royal commemorative medals (4): Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra 1863, AE, 63 mm, conjoined busts right, rev. the couple's royal arms beneath a coronet and Prince's plumes (E 1562 a), small marks especially to faces, otherwise very fine or better; Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1887, AE, 77 mm, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire attended upon by other allegorical figures, 'IN COMMEMORATION' (E 1733b), good very fine or better; Coronation of Edward VII 1902 (2), one AR and one AE, 56 mm, crowned and draped bust of Edward, rev. crowned and veiled bust of Alexandra (E 1871a), the first with uneven toning to the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine. [4]

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