Birmingham Political Union
Birmingham Political Union, silver medal, 1830, by C. Jones, Imperial crown in splendour above a ribbon inscribed, UNITY/ LIBERTY/ PROSPERITY/ 25 JANUARY 1830/ GOD SAVE THE KING/ BIRMM. POLITICAL UNION, rev. The British lion in front of a rock, THE SAFETY OF THE KING & OF THE PEOPLE/ THE CONSTITUTION NOTHING LESS & NOTHING MORE, 43 mm, (BHM. 1452), contained in original red leather case. Pierced with loop and ribbon for suspension in the form of the Union Flag. About extremely fine and rare in this form. £Sold
The Political Unions were initially formed as a measure of public support for parliamentary reform. Later, from 1831 they were used to drive forward the Reform Bill. The Birmingham Political Union was the most important, under the direction of Thomas Attwood.
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