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Gold medal with Saint George and the dragon (obverse: ship in full sail). British Isles, 1661. This is called a touch-piece, because the King, when he performed the ceremony of "touching" those who were afflicted with scrofulous complaints, put about the neck of each person a white riband with one of these pieces on it. King Charles is said to have touched 90,000 persons during his reign. Gold, diam. 22 mm. M.7490.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART532019

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3752px × 5000px

Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY

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17th century CE

Jacobean (1603-1715)