Detail View of Queen Mary Tudor Gold Medal

Mary Tudor, Queen of England 1553 - 1558 (gold medal), by Jacopo da Trezzo made circa 1555.

Goldmedal from Jacopo da Trezzo, cast and chased about 1555. Ø 69mm , 183,5g. London, The British Museum.
Obv.: Bust wearing an ornately embroidered gown and a brooch with pendant pearl; the cap is adorned with jewels and has a veil at the back; below the bust, the signature IAC TREZ from medalist.
MARIA · I REGina · ANGLiae · FRANCiae · ET · HIBerniae · FIDEI · DEFENSATRIX
"Mary I, queen of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith"

Color image from The Coin Gallery, English contemporaries: Mary Tudor, Queen of England 1553 - 1558 [Article] Retrieved August 5, 2005 from the World Wide Web: http://people.freenet.de/seeCoins/KarlV/Engl-Z_E.htm#03