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Victoria's Jubilee and two English church medals

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Victoria's Jubilee and two English church medals
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1) 1887 Victoria's Jubilee / Church of England Temperance Society medal. Obverse: Victoria left, VICTORIA JUBILEE / C.E.T.S. 25TH ANNIVERSARY 1887. Reverse: Cartouche with St. George slaying a dragon, CHURCH OF ENGLAND / TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. Copper, 31mm, Unc, looped as made. 2) 1823 Medal for the Foundation of St. George's Church, Leicester. Obverse: Facade of St Georges Church, Leicester. ST GEORGE'S LEICESTER. Reverse: THE / CEREMONIAL STONE / OF THIS CHURCH / WAS LAID ON FRIDAY THE / 29 AUGUST 1823 IN THE FOURTH / YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS / MAJESTY GEORGE THE IV . / BY THE RIGHT HONORABLE / RICHARD WILLIAM PENN / EARL HOWE / LENGTH OF THE CHURCH 92 FEET / BREADTH 64 FEET / HEIGHT OF THE TOWER AND SPIRE 170 FEET . / THE EXPENSE OF ERECTING THE CHURCH IS / DEFRAYED BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS FOR BUILDING ADDITIONAL CHURCHES IN POPULOUS PARISHES AND THE SITE PURCHASED / BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS . / WILLIAM PARSONS ARCHITECT LEICESTER . / THE HON. & RIGHT REV. GEO. PELHAM D.D. / LORD BISHOP OF LINCOLN . / THE VENERABLE T. PARKINSON D.D. / ARCHDEACON OF LEICESTER / & CHAIRMAN OF THE / DISTRICT BOARD . / JOHN STOCKDALE HARDY / HON SECRETARY. White Metal, 64mm, Unc, tarnished obv. Bright rev. 3) 1849 Restoration of the Sherborne Church. Obverse: Chruch ediface, HOW AVAILABLE ARE THY TABERNACLES, O LORD OF HOSTS! Ps84 V.1. / SHERBORNE /CHURCH. Signed ALLEN& MOORE F. below the building. Reverse: Dove and crowned bible, RESTORATION / COMMENCED / JULY 1849. White Metal, 39mm, Unc.

zEngland 1823, 1849, 1887 HWAC# 33715