SCOTLAND. Carlisle Recaptured, 1745. Copper medal. 10.43 gm. 34 mm. Pinchbeck. England. Bust of William, Duke of Cumberland right; WILL DUKE CUMB BRITISH HERO: around; BORN J5 AP 1721 below / The Duke to the right on a horse left, showing a soldier where to take two Scottish captives; REBELLION JUSTLY REWARDED around above; AT CARLISLE DEC 1746 in exeregue. Woolf 52:5a. Very Fine; attractive brown patina.

Pinchbeck: A cheap brass, mainly copper with some zinc, invented in the 18th century as a cheap imitation of gold.