38mm x 18mm. Silver. Unsigned.
Obverse with 'Visit of Her Majesty the Queen to St Paul’s Cathedral 1872', reverse with 'National Thanksgiving for the Recovery of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Feb. XXVII’.
With suspension loop and ring. About Uncirculated with wonderfully fiery toned surfaces.
In December 1871, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, then aged 30, became gravely ill with typhoid and for some weeks lay close to death at Sandringham. Eventually, however, he recovered, and a Service of National Thanksgiving for his recovery was held on 27 February 1872. This medal commemorating the event was struck and distributed.