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Duke of Wellington Sulphide Portrait
France
Baccarat (attributed), circa 1845-55

Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches)
(702322)

Allen and Moore sulphide profile portrait of the Duke of Wellington; "A & M" inscribed along base of portrait; set on an opaque white ground overlaid with dark blue.
Allen & Moore was a private mint in Birmingham, England. They struck a coin in 1852 commemorating the death of Wellington; the reverse side featured an angel weeping on the sarcophagus.

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

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