1081223 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. Charles I. (King, 1625-1649). (1649) ND AR "Death and Memorial" Medal. NGC MS62. By F. (Unsigned from German workshop). Edge: Plain. 46mm. GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT * LEYDEN// CARL.I.V.G.G.KONIG VON ENGEL: SCHOTT: UND IRRLAND. Three-quarters bust, to left; signed below •F• / BEY DES POFELS MACHT UND STREIT. Seven-headed mythical being rearing to right; crown, scepter, and the severed head of Charles I laying upon the ground below. Eimer-163; MI-352/210.

Memorial medal of Charles I upon his execution and death.

Housed in an oversized holder.


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Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London.

Contemporary German print of the execution of Charles I outside the Banqueting House. Based on the earliest European depiction of the execution. [Source: Wikipedia.org; National Portrait Gallery, Ref. NPG D1306: www.npg.org.uk]