Needing Info On This Large King Henry Coin (Token)

Hello and welcome.

You are correct in that it's not actually a "coin" intended to bwe used as money. It's a medal. The Henry II depicted is Henry II of England, and I'm guessing it was presumably made as par of a set commemorating each of the English/British monarchs.

The "sterling" stamp on the side indicates this piece is actually made of sterling silver (.925 fine). The black colour is presumably just tarnish.

As for maker, unless someone is actually familiar with the series, that may be hard to track down. Practically anyone can make a medal. Try looking for any small mintmarks or engravers names or initials; that might narrow down the search. I can see a couple of small marks below the hilt of the sword that may be initials, but the pics are too fuzzy to read it.

the initials under the sword are "w.g." and there are three symbols beside the "sterling" mark, but I cant make them out. they are sooo tiny. lol. They are all three in little squares. the first box has what looks like a fancy "F", the second box has what looks "71" or an "H", and the third one looks like a "p". If that helps?!

John Pinches did a set of similar medallions in gold, so possibly they did some in silver too.

Danbury mint also did a set of medallions with English kings though in gold and a different style.