Cast silver 31.3mm diameter, with integral suspension loop, 15.46 grams. EDWARDUS SEXTUS. R Bust 3/4 facing; all within a leaf border. Rv. Open book inscribed HEAR MARK READ LEARN, T. F. Middleton 1783 below, all engraved. M.I. i, p.60, 15. Cf. Eimer 29 note. VF-GVF about as made. Very rare.
This cast and chased version of the medal seems to have been introduced around 1750. We have not been able to locate another specimen with a leaf border.
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