BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, White Metal Medal, 1812, by William Turnpenny, bust of Spencer Perceval left, rev Britannia standing upon a sarcophagus and in a state of grief, indicates a broken column at her side, 49mm (BHM 729; Eimer 1022). Very fine and scarce.
Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was shot as he entered the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a bankrupt merchant, who had held Perceval responsible for his plight and of whom a medal was also made (BHM 724; Eimer 1023).
Estimate: £60-80