medal
- Museum number
- 1947,0607.205
- Description
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Bronze medal. (whole)
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Draped bust of Spencer Perceval, bare head left. (obverse)
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Britannia weeping, standing on a tomb and holding a broken pillar. On the side of the tomb is the assassination scene and a ribbon inscribed. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1812
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 48.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Brown 1980 states:
Spencer Perceval ( 1762-1812) statesman. Second son of the Earl of Egmont, rose from Solicitor-General to Attorney-General and thence, in 1807, to Chancellor of the Exchequer. He succeeded Portland as Premier in 1809 and was shot by a bankrupt Liverpool broker, John Bellingham, whilst entering the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham was hanged for the murder six days later. See also note to Brown 1 p176.724.
- Location
- On display (G47/dc7/p1/no12)
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812
- Acquisition date
- 1947
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1947,0607.205
- C&M catalogue number
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MB3 (Brown 1) (177) (729)
