Great Britain - 1852

Death of Wellington
Obverse - Great Britain - 1852 Reverse - Great Britain - 1852
Obverse - Uniformed bust of Wellington, left.
Legend, ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Exergue: ALLEN & MOORE. BIRMM.
Reverse - Weeping at the urn, Britannia, Victory and the English Lion. On the urn, WELLINGTON | BORN | MAY 1 . 1768 | DIED | SEPR. 14 1852
Legend, BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST
Exergue: WATERLOO JUNE 18 . 1815
Size, 51 mm.
 

Arguably when the Duke of Wellington passed, so passed the Napoleonic era.

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