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13. Great Fire of London Commemorative Medal, in 22ct gold (425gms), no.55 of 100
struck, 1966, 75mm, reverse portrays the Great Seal of Charles II with London and old
St. Paul’s before the Fire, the obverse symbolizes the re-birth of the city, uncirculated, sold
with framed illustration of the Great Fire (2)
*Starting in a bakery in Pudding Lane the fire swept through the old medieval city inside the ancient
Roman walls and fanned by high winds raged from Sunday 2 nd September to Wednesday 5 th September
1666. It destroyed some 13,000 houses, 87 churches and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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