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Medalet - George III Rights of Man

Location United Kingdom
Year 1793
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Weight 10.9 g
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Obverse description The field depicts a figure standing before a large bare tree, with a gallows visible to the left and a church or building in the lower left background. A circular legend curves around the branches of the tree reading 'TOMMY'S RIGHTS OF MAN', while a scroll in the field bears the inscription 'I DIE FOR THIS DAMN'D BOOK', referencing Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. The outer legend along the rim reads 'A TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT'.
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Obverse lettering A TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT TOMMY`S RIGHTS OF MAN I DIE FOR THIS DAMN`D BOOK
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Reverse script Latin
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