1859 Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart 63mm Memorial Medal - By Bovy

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Eimer 1530, BHM 2659.

63mm. Bronze. By J.F.A Bovy.

Obverse with bust of Lord Dudley Stuart, legend around, reverse with map of POLONIA and her towns, rivers and neighbouring countries identified.

A couple of spots otherwise Nearly Extremely Fine and scarce.

Dudley Stuart was the youngest son of the 1st Marquess of Bute and his wife Frances Coutts (daughter of Thomas Coutts). In 1824 he married he married Princess Christine Bonaparte (1798–1847). He was sympathetic to the counties of Eastern Europe in their stand against Russia and was a passionate advocate of Polish independence.