BRITISH, Hanover. George IV, as Prince Regent, 1811-1820. Pattern Medal 1815 (Bronze, 36 mm, 28.85 g, 12 h), on the Battle of Waterloo. By T. Wyon Jr. GEORGE P. - REGENT Laureate head of George as Prince Regent to left. Rev. WELLINGTON // WATERLOO / JUNE 18. / 1815 Victory seated front, head to left, holding branches in both hands. Vaux 1 (for silver issue). Very minor marks and very minor edge nick, otherwise, good very fine.



The famed Waterloo Medals, awarded to officers and soldiers who participated in one or more of the final battles of the Napoleonic Wars (at Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo itself), were originally intended to be produced in bronzed copper, which saw the output of patterns medals such as this one. Before the issue was completed, however, George IV changed his mind about the metal, and the actual medals awarded to the troops were struck in silver instead.