Medal celebrating the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stewart

This is the obverse of a bronze medal celebrating the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stewart, an heir for James VIII, the 'Old Pretender', in December 1720. The medal was made by E. Hamerani in Rome.

The obverse has busts of James and his wife Clementina, daughter of Poland's king John Sobieski. The inscription translates as 'King James III, Queen Clementina'.

Medals such as this were an important weapon in the propaganda war waged between the British state and the Jacobites who aimed to put James VIII, the 'Old Pretender' on the throne. Medals were used both to encourage supporters and ridicule opponents.

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Online ID:	000-190-001-967-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1950.732
Date:	1720
Material:	Bronze
Dimensions:	1.60"
What:	Medal, commemorative
Subject:	Medals (NMAS Classification)
Who:	E. Hamerani (Maker) James VIII and III Prince Charles Edward Stuart or Charles Edward Stewart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) (subject) Princess Clementina
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Description:	Bronze medal on the birth of Prince Charles, the Young Pretender, by E. Hamerani, 1720
References:	Medallic Illustrations II
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