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1788 Centenary of the Glorious Revolution 18mm uniface bronze medal Very rare
1788 Centenary of the Glorious Revolution 18mm uniface bronze medal Very rare
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- Obverse:
laur. bust of William III r., LIBERTATIS BRIT: ASSERTOR 1688
- Bronze
- D 18m
- The centenary of the Glorious Revolution was widely celebrated across Great Britain and Ireland; significant public events that highlighted the ongoing importance of the Revolution's principles in 18th century politics and culture. Medals were struck to commemorate the occasion, bearing inscriptions like "BRITONS NEVER WILL BE SLAVES"
- The British Museum has a gilt example catalogued as a button, cf. Awais-Dean, Bejewelled: Men and Jewellery in Tudor and Jacobean England, London, 2017, pp. 40 & 141.
