Electrotype of a medal (obverse), commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley

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This is the obverse of a 19th-century electrotype of a bronze medal made in honour of the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley in 1565.

The obverse has busts of Darnley and Mary face to face. The Latin inscription translates as 'Mary and Henry, by the grace of God, Queen and King of the Scots'. Below is the date, 1565.

Henry, Lord Darnley was Mary's second husband. He was murdered at Kirk o' Field outside Edinburgh.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-651-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.R 7
• Date: 1565
  19th century
  
• Material: Electrotype
  Medal, commemorative / electrotype
  
• Dimensions: 43 mm D x 3 mm depth
  
• What: Medal, commemorative / electrotype
  
• Subject: Royal Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley
  Mary, Queen of Scots
  
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• Event:
• Description: Electrotype of bronze medal of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley on their marriage, 1565
  
• References:
  • Hawkins (1885) I, p 115 (44) 
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