Rare proof like commemorative medal of the death of King Alfred the great 1901. The medal reads on the obverse in the field on either side of the high relief sculptured likeness of King Alfred HERO OF OUR RACE. Around his likeness reads the national commemoration of the 1000 anniversary of the death of King Alfred The Great. The reverse has a shield with 5 castles and two mythical lions holding the center castle. On either side of the shield is a flower. Above the shield reads Alfred Bowker, below the shield reads MAYOR OF WINCHESTER around the central design reads KING ALFRED THE GREAT 901 A.D.-EDWARD VII KING & EMP. 1901 The medal is in like new condition with a brilliant proof like surface. The medal has a three inch diameter and a thickness of 5 mm. (Item #54868)

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