51mm. Bronze. Struck by W.J. Taylor of London best known to North American numismatists for having bought many of the dies from the Soho Mint and issuing restrikes and mules during the mid-to-late 19th century 

     Medallist, Die-sinker and Engraver, born in Birmingham in 1802; apprenticed to Thomas  Halliday in 1818 (a copy of this Indenture is in the possession of  Dr Stanley Bousfield, and says that from November 1st 1820 during  the remainder of apprenticeship, Taylor is to receive eight  shillings a week). Taylor was the first die-sinker to be trained  under Thomas Halliday, who later on turned out in succession Charles  Frederick Carter, John Sheriff, Joseph Moore, William Wyon and  many others of lesser note.

     Taylor came to London in 1829 and set up business as a Die- sinker, Medallist and Engraver, first at 5 Porter Street, Soho, then  he removed to 3 Litchfield Street, and in 1843 to 33 Little Queen Street. Finally, in 1868, he went to 70 Red Lion Street, where he  died in March 1885.