Henry VIII

Henry VIII, complimentary medal, 1542, half-length figure three-quarters right holding sword and orb, rev., the English Lion to left, its paw grasping the orb, PACERE SVBIECTIS Z DEBELLA' SUP'BOS, 33mm (MI 44/38, and note). Very fine.

This restitutional medal is noted in MI [1885] as a "modern copy" of a medal believed to be unique (Pembroke Collection). H. E. Pagan does not attribute it to the well-known forger and producer of fantasies, Edward Emery (BNJ 40, 1971, "Mr. Emery's Mint").

Provenance: R. Falkiner, June, 2008.