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UK Winston Churchill - Faithful (large) 1874 - 1965
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6165883
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UK Winston Churchill - Faithful (large) 1874 - 1965
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Year
1965
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Winston Churchill 1874 - 1965
Reverse
Fiel Pero Desdichado
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50 mm
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Mass: 61 grams, sterling The motto Fiel pero desdichado is Spanish for "Faithful though unhappy". "Desdichado" means without happiness or without joy, including to the first Duke's father, Winston, who was a royalist and faithful supporter of the king during the English Civil War but was not compensated for his losses after the restoration. The Duke of Marlborough is a title created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722).
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Mass: 61 grams, sterling
The motto Fiel pero desdichado is Spanish for "Faithful though unhappy". "Desdichado" means without happiness or without joy, alluding to the first Duke's father, Winston, who was a royalist and faithful supporter of the king during the English Civil War but was not compensated for his losses after the restoration.
The Duke of Marlborough is a title created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722).