Silver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

Silver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal, Coin from United Kingdom
CoinSilver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal

Like many other mints, the Royal Mint issues bullion coins in precious metals, having much higher intrinsic value than their face value. The ten ounce (10 oz) silver coins are denominated as ten pounds (£10).

The coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation. They are targeted at bullion investors or collectors who appreciate the special editions as pieces of art. The coins are typically "one-year" types usually issued in parallel with smaller denominations with the same reverse designs.

This coin is part of the sixth edition of the Great Engravers series of re-issues of past masterpieces, and features the Waterloo Medal depicting Allied Leaders.

The design was developed by Benedetto Pistrucci to commemorate the Battle of the Waterloo. Fought on 18 June 1815, was a decisive conflict that ended the Napoleonic Wars. Taking place near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, the battle saw Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces clash with a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. After a grueling day of combat, the coalition forces succeeded in defeating the French, leading to Napoleon's final downfall and exile. This victory not only ended Napoleon's rule but also reshaped the political landscape of Europe.

In 1819, four years after the Battle of Waterloo, Italian sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci began working on a Waterloo Medal on behalf of the British government, intended to be presented to allied sovereigns, their ministers and generals. The Royal Academy proposed work by John Flaxman, one of its members, but Pistrucci, whose responsibility it was to engrave the dies, refused to copy another's work, and brought forth designs of his own. The Prince Regent and William Wellesley-Pole, Master of the Mint were impressed by Pistrucci's models, and he gained the commission.

Pistrucci fell from grace at the Royal Mint in 1823 by refusing to copy another's work for the coinage, and he was instructed to concentrate on the medal. He likely concluded that he would be sacked if he completed it, and progress was extremely slow. Health issues also played a part. He stayed on at the Mint, the medal uncompleted, despite repeated calls from Masters of the Mint to finish the project. In 1844, the Master, W. E. Gladstone, reached an accord with Pistrucci and the medal matrices were eventually submitted in 1849. Due to their great size, 5.3 inches (130 mm) in diameter, the Mint was unwilling to risk damaging the matrices by hardening them, so no medal were struck as initially intended - only electrotypes and soft impressions were taken.

This modern re-issue has been made using moulds of the original dies produced by Pistrucci, which are held in The Royal Mint Museum.

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Obverse
United Kingdom / Silver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin displays the first definitive portrait of King Charles III, which shows his bare (uncrowned) head facing left.

Below the neck truncation in tiny letters, the artist's initials MJ (for Martin Jennings).

Around, the monarch's legend followed by the face value and date of issue: CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS · 2024 ·. Translated from Latin, the legend means: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith.

Obverse Inscription CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS · 2024 ·
Reverse
United Kingdom / Silver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin represents the obverse of the original Waterloo Medal (its reverse showed a battle scene). At the centre of the design are the left-facing portraits of the four major allied leaders, depicted in Roman clothing with laurel crowns on their heads as a sign of victory. From the far left to the right, the portraits show:
- George, Prince Regent at the time (later King George IV of the United Kingdom),
- Emperor Francis I of Austria,
- Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and
- King Frederick William III of Prussia.

Figures from Greek and Roman mythology encircle the design, providing various alegories. At the top, the Greek god Apollo is seen in his chariot; he restores the day. Following the chariot are Zephyr, who scatters flowers, symbolic of peace, and Iris. The carriage flies in the sky towards Castor and Pollux, representing the constellation Gemini and symbolising the period of the Zodiac when Waterloo took place. The twins are armed with spears, and are meant as the apotheses of the victorious generals, Wellington and Blücher. Themis, the goddess of justice, appears before the rulers, a reminder that justice, more than power, secures their rule. Under her are seen the Fates, their subservient position meaning that human fate will henceforth be determined by justice. Opposite Themis, behind the rulers, is a man armed with a club, seated under an oak tree, he represents power. Beneath him are the Furies, symbolising that human actions and passions are subject to power, and at the bottom is a figure representing night, fleeing.

There is no inscription.

Reverse Inscription (none)
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Notes

Finish: Proof FDC.
Packaging: in black presentation box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Limited Edition: 90. Maximum Coin Mintage: 100.
Royal Mint Product Code: UK24WM10S1.
Release date: 25 June 2024.
Release price: £1,065.00.

See also

Coins from the Great Engravers series featuring the Waterloo Medal:
- 2 kg Gold, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 1 kg Gold, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 5 oz Gold, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 2 oz Gold, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 1 kg Silver, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 10 oz Silver, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 5 oz Silver, Waterloo Medal, 2024
- 2 oz Silver, Waterloo Medal, 2024

All (71) coins of type: Silver Ten Ounces (10 oz)
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Silver Ten Ounces 2017 Unicorn of Scotland, Proof 345 Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Silver Ten Ounces 2018 Red Dragon of Wales, Proof 313 Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Silver Ten Ounces 2018 Red Dragon of Wales, Bullion unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Silver Ten Ounces 2018 Black Bull of Clarence, Proof 269 Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
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Silver Ten Ounces 2019 Unicorn of Scotland, Bullion unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
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Silver Ten Ounces 2019 Yale of Beaufort, Proof 226 Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
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Silver Ten Ounces 2020 Falcon of the Plantagenets, Bullion unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
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Silver Ten Ounces 2021 Queen Victoria - Gothic 212 Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS · 2021 ·
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Silver Ten Ounces 2024 Waterloo Medal: Details
CountryUnited Kingdom
CurrencyPound Sterling
Coin TypeSilver Ten Ounces (10 oz)
Issued2024
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyKing Charles III - First Portrait
Face Value10 (x Pound)
Mintageunknown
Mintage Limit100
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
DesignerBenedetto Pistrucci
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size65.0000 mm
Mass312.5900 g
OCC IDGAVP-OXAC-JMMD-EMDY
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