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MEDALLION
Unique ID: LEIC-623022
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy medallion of George IV (1820 - 1830), dating to c.AD 1823. The main body of the medallion is circular, and has a small loop and elaborate surrounding fitting at the top. The imagery on the medallion is similar to that seen on silver crowns of the same period.
Obverse: Laureate bust facing left. GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D
Reverse: ST George spearing the dragon, date below
Length: 31 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 6 g
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1823
Date to: Circa AD 1823
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th August 2022 - Friday 5th August 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Ulverscroft (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4811
Four figure Latitude: 52.69456207
Four figure longitude: -1.29121544
1:25K map: SK4811
1:10K map: SK41SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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