NATIONAL THANKSGIVING FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES FROM TYPHOID

WYON, Joseph Shepherd & Alfred Benjamin: England, 1872, Bronze, 76 mm
Obv: City of London holding lighted torch looking at the Queen and Prince of Wales. At right is Britannia with shield
Exergue:  I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID UNTO ME LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.
Rev: Interior of St Pauls Cathedral    FOR THE RECOVERY OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 27 FEB 1872
Signed: J.S. AND A.B. WYON SC.
Mintage: 400
In original case of issue (see Appendix).
Also, Set of 2 medals in original, fitted case of issue (see Appendix)
Ref: Welch 12; BHM 285/2928; Eimer 190/1618;  Taylor 65/39k;  Weiss BW714

Albert Edward (1841-1910), Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and her Prince Consort, Albert. He studied at Oxford and Cambridge and visited the United States and Canada in 1860. In 1863 he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The Prince of Wales contracted typhoid fever in December 1871 and nearly died as a result. A national thanksgiving for his recovery was held at St. Paul's Cathedral on February 27, 1872, the event commemorated by this medal.

LINK to portrait of the Prince of Wales by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (from Olga's Gallery)

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