Holograph note of the number and cost of Coronation medals

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28double gold medal{illeg}s weiging {sic} 32 oz {illeg}19dwt 8gr.   7 = 8oz. 4dwt. 20g.   1med = 1oz. 3dwt. 13gr17

One single gold medal = 11dwt. 18gr47 (at 4li 4s pr oz) = 2li. 9s. 4d12

Two hundred medals of gold & 1200 medals of silver ordered by the King in Council. Afterwards the Commrs of ye Treary ordered 515 gold medalls more{illeg}, &for ye Parliamt men &c & 28 double medals for forreign ministers.

The silver medals weighed 10dwt {illeg}21310gr each

The gold will now cost 4li 76s pr oz & the silver 5s 7d

771gold medal = 1903. 7. 3 material, 38li. 11s workmanshi{illeg}p. Total 1941. 18. 3
1200 silver medals  176. 18. 5 material, 10li 0s workmanship. Total  186. 18. 5
2128. 16. 8