1 medal : copper

Obverse: Laureate draped cuirassed bust of the King right. GEORGIVS . D : G . MAG . BRI . FRA . ET HIB REX . F . D .

Reverse: The King, as Neptune, seated in a marine car drawn by four sea horses attended by Tritons and Nereids, approaches the coast. RECTOR MARIVM In exergue: ADVENTVS . REGIS ./ IN . BRITANNIAM ./ 18 . SEPTEMB :/ 1714 .

This medal was struck to commemorate the arrival of George I at Greenwich on 29 September 1714. His portrait is on the obverse, while on the reverse George I becomes Neptune with the motto RECTOR MARIUM (ruler of the seas) and seated in a marine chariot drawn by four horses and attended by Tritons and Nereids. John Croker, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint since 1705, designed this and other official medals of the period, including those for the King’s arrival in London on 1 October and his coronation on 31 October. He had also designed the coronation medal for Queen Anne and would do likewise for George II.

Text adapted from The First Georgians; Art and Monarchy 1714 - 1760, London, 2014.