Service Of Thanksgiving for Recovery Of Prince Of Wales From Typhoid, 1872. Bronze Medal, By Joseph Shepherd Wyon And Alfred Benjamin Wyon For The Corporation Of The City Of London. 77mm Diameter, 10mm Thick.
 
A mintage of only 400 pieces struck.
 
Obv: Londinia inviting Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales to enter St. Paul's Cathedral. Rev: Interior of the Cathedral, NATIONAL THANKSGIVING ST PAUL'S, LONDON, FOR THE RECOVERY OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 27 FEB.1872.
 
Reference: BHM. 2928; E. 1618.
 
A brown tone, much appeal in the hand, only light surface marks and some light darker toned areas, a small die flaw to the centre of obverse. A piece with great presence and eye catching.