Rev. Oak-tree in full leaf, three crowns among the branches;
above, the meridian sun. Leg. iam . f l o r e s c it . (N ow it
flourishes.) Ex. 23 . a p r .1661.
1'7. Med. Hist. xxx. 5. Vertue, xxvii.
MB. N . (850 grs.), At. not chased.
Extremely rare.
This medal is beautifully cast and chased by Thomas Simon.
Vertue says, it “ was designed and made for a badge or
cognizance to be worn by the new intended order of Knights of
the Royal Oak. But in the Appendix he gives a copy of
Simon s account of money received for seals, coins, and medals,
in which is the following e n t r y F o r two gold meddalls for
his Majesties two master cooks, on the one side his Majesties
effigies in royall robes, with a laurell on his head, and the
other side the royall oak, with the sun shining upon it, and
this motto, IAM f l o r e s c it , the 22 Aprill, 1661, weight, 3 oz.
2 dwts. 16 gr. Another entry is the charge for a medal of
the same pattern for an Italian musician. The above is prob-
ably a specimen of the medal referred to, but struck on a
thinner flan. As medal No. 38 expressed an expectation that
the royal oak would revive, this declares that it has so done.
8 4 . C oronat ion M em o r ia l . 1661.
Oak-tree in full leaf, three crowns among the branches.
Rev. The sun within branches of laurel, crown above.
84. Memorial of the Coronation.
(See Woodcut.)
Rare.
A small medalet, struck probably for sale in the streets at
the time of the coronation.
85. C oronat ion M em o r ia l . 1661.
Two C’s interlinked, crown above.
Rev. A rose.
Floral border on both sides.
’55. (See Woodcut.)
85. Memorial of the Coronation.
MB. jH. Rare.
A very small medalet, struck probably for sale in the streets
at the time of the coronation.
86. T o u ch - P ie c e . 1661.
Ship in f u l l s a i l, I. Leg. c a r . i i . d . g . m . b . f r . e t .
h i . REX.
Rev. St. Michael and the Dragon. Leg. so l i . d eo . g lo r ia .
(To God alone the glory.)
’9. Arch. Journ. X. p. 198.
MB. N . Advocates, N . Munich, At.
Not rare.
This is called a touch-piece, because the King, when he
performed the ceremony of “ touching ” those who were afflicted
With scrofulous complaints, put about the neck of each person
a white riband with one of these pieces on it. Edward the
Confessor is said to have instituted the ceremony, which was
probably continued by all his successors down to the accession