Coins and Historical Medals

Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, bare head right within wreath, rev. Prince and Princess of Wales watch Prince Albert receive the Freedom of the City from the Lord Chamberlain, 77mm (W & E 1500A.1; BHM 3182; E 1717). Extremely fine; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue [this a little tired] £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Complete Collection of City of London Medals.

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M. Longfield Collection, DNW Auction 138, 12 December 2016, lot 2691

Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, more usually known as ‘Eddie’, was born on 8 January 1864. He was the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). Despite being born third in line to the throne, he never became Prince of Wales or King, predeceasing both his grandmother and father. On attaining his majority in 1885 he was offered the Freedom of the City, as was the custom. The ceremony was held at the Guildhall on 29 June. The next few years of his life were punctuated by controversy and scandal and he died of pneumonia at Sandringham in January 1892, a few days after his 28th birthday. His fiancée Princess Mary of Teck later married his younger brother George.