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The Duke of Cornwall Marriage Plate
Made: 1981
Record Number: HFC:2019:85
Ceremonial plates are frequently produced on the occasion of royal weddings. These offer members of the public to collect an item of memorabilia which they can refer back to in years to come. This particular plate was produced in a limited run of 5,000 of which this plate is no. 001. The plate shows a central photo of the royal couple. The decorative borders includes a monogram for each of the royals, as well as two Coats of Arms belonging to the Duke of Cornwall. On the lower left is the Duch of Cornwall arms and on the lower right are the arms of the Spencer family. The inner decorative border depicts dolphins, anchors and escallops, symbolising his Lordship of the Isles, naval connections and the escallops from her family arms respectively.
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