Duke of Wellington, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Duke of Wellington, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, bronze medal, 1839, by B. Wyon, bare head bust of the Duke of Wellington profile left, WELLINGTON, rev. a view of Dover Castle, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / CINQUE PORTS BANQUET TO/ THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON/ DOVER 1839, 56 mm (BHM 1889), Extremely fine. £Sold
The Gentleman's Magazine volume 11 page 416, 1839, gives an account of the proceedings. The banquet was held on 30th August 1839 in a pavilion especially erected on the priory meadow in honour of the new Lord Warden. About 1500 people attended. Occasionally examples have a name engraved on the edge.
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