A FINE VICTORIAN REPRODUCTION OF AN EDWARD III SEAL MATRIX MAKER UNKNOWN, CIRCA 1896 unmarked, the circular matrix deeply carved with armorial and motto, the reverse engraved ‘Facsimile of the Seal of Arms of Sir Franco de Mirabello dit van Halen K.G. used by him in A.D 1348. (Record Office No. 1432 box 50.), Engraved for his lineal descendant A. W. Cornelius Hallen 1896’, in a simple swivel fob mount (matrix 33mm, overall length 54mm, 42.5g) Footnote: Note: This fine seal matrix has been created for a true Victorian Gentleman and with his passionate interest religion, art and science reflect the mood of the time. A W C Hallen was not only Reverend of St James Episcopal Church in Leith but also St. Johns of Alloa where he is perhaps most remembered. Not only a Reverend he held a Master of Arts degree, was Fellow of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He set up and ran the Alloa Society of Natural Sciences & Archaeology and was a very active member of many societies locally and nationally. It is undoubtedly this interest in history and arts which presumably lead to his interest in his family history and discovering his lineage to Sir Franco de Mirabello dit van Halen and lead to the commissioning of this fine reproduction seal matrix.