The Wedgwood Museum

This strikingly modern hexagonal money box was one of a series made to commemorate the investiture of HRH Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969. The money box is decorated in red and green with a Welsh dragon, echoing the Welsh flag. It also features the Prince of Wales’ feathers.

• Type of object: Useful ware/moneybox
• Mark: WEDGWOOD(printed in white) Made in England (printed in white)
• Year first produced: 1969
• Body: Queen's ware, cream-coloured earthenware
• Glaze: Clear glaze
• Material: Ceramic
• Decoration: Transfer-printed
• Accession number: 11473
• Dimensions: 90 mm (height), 105 mm (diameter)