George 111,
George 111, , bronze medal, circa 1775, by L. Pingo, armoured bust of George 111 right, GEORGIUS 111 DEI GRATIA, rev. female figure of Liberty with staff in one hand and a cap of liberty in the other, SEMPER HONOS NOMENQUE TUUM- (YOUR HONOUR AND NAME FOREVER. ), 40 mm. BHM 265). Minor surface marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce. £Sold
Brown gives the subject of this medal as American Independence although this is now doubted. Eimer notes that it was exhibited in 1775 by Lewis Pingo. He also notes that the imagery is very similar to a wax model which he exhibited at the Royal Society of Arts and for which he won a prize.
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