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Object Type: medal
Museum number: 1901,1110.6
Description: Pewter medal. (whole); Bare heads of William IV, Earl Grey, Lord Brougham and Lord Russell within medallions; foul anchor with inscription on ribbon also entwined round it. (obverse)
Producer name: Designed by: Thomas Halliday
Production date: 1831
Production place: Made in: British Isles
Materials: pewter
Dimensions: Diameter: 45.000 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Brown 1980 states: See Brown 1 p368.1530 and p369.1535. Bibliography: Grueber, H. A., English Personal Medals for 1760, 'Numismatic Chronicle', third series vol. XI, 1891/401; Fiala, E. 'Münzen und Medaillen der Welfischen Lande', Prague, 1915, 987.
Bibliographic references: Brown 1980 / A catalogue of British historical medals 1760-1960, vol.I: the accession of George III to the death of William IV (p369.1536)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: king/queen; politician/statesman
Associated names: Portrait of: William IV, King of the United Kingdom; Portrait of: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Portrait of: Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Portrait of: Lord John Russell (later John Russell, 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell)
Associated events: Commemoration of: The Reform Bill Presented, 1831
Acquisition name: Donated by: H J Ellis
Acquisition date: 1901
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1901,1110.6
C&M catalogue number: MB3 (Brown 1) (369) (1536)

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