Stock No. 2104	Birth of Prince Charles, Young Pretender
Bronze medal of the birth of Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender 1720. Busts conjoined of James (III), Elder Pretender and Clementina. He, hair long, is in armour, mantle and riband across the breast; she, hair confined by pearls and bandeau and flowing over the shoulders, wears loose mantle. Legend: IACOB. III . R . CLEMENTINA . R . On truncation, HAMERAN. (Otto Hamerani.) Reverse: A female figure, Providentia, leaning against a column, holds a child on her arm and points to a globe before her, on which appear ING, SC, and IRL. (England, Scotland and Ireland). Legend: PROVIDENTIA OBSTETRIX. (Providence, the helper in childbirth). Exergue: CAROLO. PRINC : VALLIAE NAT : DIE . VLTIMA A : MDCCXX. (To Charles, Prince of Wales, born on the last day of the year 1720). Maker :- Otto Hamerani

Condition :-Extremely fine
Circa :- 1720
Size :- 1.1 inches (27.9 mm)
This is one of a number of medals struck by the Stuarts in their fight to regain the throne. Otto Hamerani, like his father, was a very talented medalist. He was one of the engravers at the Papal court in Rome and also made several medals for members of the exiled Stuart family. This actual medal was formerly in the "Papillon" collection.

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