Charles I

Charles I, the Juxon Medal, or pattern Five-Broads, a gilt-metal electrotype copy of the unique specimen (now in the British Museum), by Abraham Vanderdoort (?), bust of Charles left, long hair falling over a lace collar, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 39.5mm (MI 374/270; North 2653; Platt I, p. 278; Wilson & Rasmussen 18; Farquhar I, 178). Much as made, about extremely fine.

MI [1885] attributed the medal to Thomas Rawlins, but it is now accepted as the work of Abraham Vanderdoort. The unique original, now in the British Museum, was handed by the king when on the scaffold, to William Juxon (1582-1663), Bishop of London, immediately prior to his execution.

Provenance: Bt Spink, July, 2005.