Medal - William IV Thomas Atwood, white metal

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1832
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter44 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeThomas Halliday
Reference(s) BHM#1567
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of Thomas Attwood left
Obverse letteringTHOMAS ATTWOOD ESQ 25 JANY. 1830 FOUNDER OF POLITICAL UNIONS
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLegend within wreath
Reverse letteringTO COMMEMORATE HIS TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO BIRMINGHAM MAY 28 AFTER RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON IN A BOX OF THE HEART OF BRITISH OAK MAY 23 1832 FOR HIS SERVICES IN THE CAUSE OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM `MAY HE LIVE LONGER THAN I HAVE TIME TO TELL HIS YEARS! EVER BELOV`D, AND LOVING, MAY HIS RULE BE! AND, WHEN OLD TIME SHALL LEAD HIM TO HIS END, GOODNESS AND HE FILL UP ONE MONUMENT!`
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1832  - -
Catalog ID9797593120
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