COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS. BRITISH MEDALS. William Pitt the Elder and the Stamp Act, Bronze Medal, 1766, after Thomas Pingo, bust of William Pitt the Elder to left, draped and wearing a full-bottomed wig, rev seven-line inscription THE MAN WHO HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN, 42mm (cf BHM 100; cf Betts 515; cf Eimer 713; cf Eimer, Pingo 34). Very fine and rare.
The dies of this medal, which was struck in the 1860s, are closely based on Thomas Pingo's medal.
Estimate: £80-120