A Guide to the Exhibition of English MedalsBritish Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
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A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals
British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
Medals -- Great Britain
Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, statesman, b. 1676, Secretary for
War 1708, Treasurer of the Navy 1709, Chancellor of the Exchequer and
First Lord of the Treasury 1715—17, Paymaster of the Forces 1720, Prime
Minister 1721—1742; d. 1745.
509. Lord Carteret, 1744. _Obv._ Bust r., in civilian's dress.
IOHANNES CARTERET. A. DASSIER F. _Rev._ Within ornamented
border, BARO DE CARTERET. MDCCXLIV. Copper. Size 2·1. By J. A.
Dassier.
Lord John Carteret, aft. Earl Granville, statesman, b. 1690, Second
Sec. of State 1721, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1724—26 and again
1729—30, First Secretary of State 1742—1744; d. 1763.
510. Earl of Chesterfield, 1743. _Obv._ Bust l., wearing star
and ribbon. PHILIPPUS STANHOPE, I. A. DASSIER F. _Rev._ Within
ornamented border, COMES DE CHESTERFIELD. MDCCXLIII. Copper.
Size 2·1. By J. A. Dassier.
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and writer, b.
1694, Ambassador at the Hague 1728 and 1745, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1745, Second Sec. of State 1746: assisted in the Reformation of the
Calendar 1752; d. 1773.
511. Earl of Chatham. _Obv._ Bust l., in tie-wig and civilian's
dress. GVLIELMVS PITT; on arm, T. PINGO F. _Rev._ THE MAN WHO
HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN.
Silver. Size 1·55. By T. Pingo.
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, statesman, b. 1708, Vice-Treasurer for
Ireland 1746, Paymaster-General of the Army 1747—55, First Secretary
of State 1756 and again 1757—1761, Lord Privy Seal and Prime Minister
1766—68; d. 1778.
This medal refers to Chatham's foreign policy and desire to stop
England's contest with her colonies.
512. General Wolfe, 1759. _Obv._ Bust l., in armour and cloak.
IACOBUS WOLFE ANGLUS. GOSSET M. KIRK F. _Rev._ Urn on pedestal,
inscribed, PRO PATRIA; above, laurel-wreath; around, arms and
flags. IN VICTORIA CÆSVS; in ex., QVEBECÆ. SEPT. XIII. MDCCLIX.
Silver. Size 1·4. By C. Gosset and J. Kirk.
Major-General James Wolfe, b. 1726, served at Dettingen, Fontenoy,
Falkirk, and Culloden; commanded in Canada, and was killed in the
attack on Quebec, 13 Sept. 1759.
513. Lord Clive, 1766. _Obv._ Bust, three-quarters l., wearing
embroidered coat and ribbon and star. ROBERT CLIVE BARON OF
PLASSEY. I. U. N. F. _Rev._ Fame facing, pointing at obelisk,
inscribed with achievements of Clive. HONOUR THE REWARD OF
MERIT; in ex., ANNO 1766. C. G. Copper. Size 1·6. By C. Gosset.
Robert Lord Clive, b. 1725, in service of the East India Company,
defeated Siraj-ed-dawleh (Surajah Dowlah), Nawab (Nabob) of Bengal,
at Plassey, 23 June, 1757; Governor and Commander-in-chief in Bengal
1764—67; d. 1774.
GEORGE III 1760—1820.
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