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Centenary of the birth of George Fredrick Handel: CM.M.120-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Centenary of the birth of George Fredrick Handel

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Production place: Britain

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Weight: 24.91 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1785

Materials used in production

Gold

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Draped bust of George Fredrick Handel left.
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: design

  • Text: COMM . G . F . HANDEL MDCCLXXXIV
  • Location: OBVERSE
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: inscription

  • Text: Inscription within wreath.
  • Text: SUB . / AUSP . / G . III

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.M.120-R
Primary reference Number: 207444

Audit data

Created: Monday 4 January 2016 Updated: Monday 29 July 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Centenary of the birth of George Fredrick Handel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/207444 Accessed: 2023-12-04 23:40:04

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/207444 |title=Centenary of the birth of George Fredrick Handel |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-12-04 23:40:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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