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Great Britain - 1790

Church and King Club

Obverse

Obverse:

Crowned robed figure of a King standing holding scroll inscribed TEST A / CORPO. Church and pillar inscribed BILL / OF / RIGHTS / - / MAGNA CHARTA in background.

Legend:

MAY OUR HAPPY CONSTITUTION IN CHURCH & STATE EVER CONTINUE UNIMPARED

Exergue:

CHURCH AND KING CLUB / MANCHESTER / D . I . P . F .

Size:

44 mm.

Reverse

Reverse:

THE / THIRD ATTEMPT / OF / THE DISSENTERS / IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF / THREE YEARS / TO OBTAIN A REPEAL OF / THE CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS / THOSE BARRIERS OF THE / BRITISH CONSTITUTION / WAS FRUSTRATED IN THE / HOUSE OF COMMONS / BY A / MAJORITY OF CLXXXIX / MARCH 11 / MDCCXC.

Vern's Comments:

EIMER:
833 Church and King Club, Manchester 1790
Obv. George III standing, facing, holds a scroll inscribed TESTA CORPO; church and pillar inscribed BILL OF RIGHTS and MAGNA CARTA, respectively, MAY OUR HAPPY CONSTITUTION IN CHURCH & STATE EVER CONTINUE UNIMPARED Ex. CHURCH AND KING CLUB MANCHESTER
Rev. THE THIRD ATTEMPT OF THE DISSENTERS IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF THREE YEARS TO OBTAIN A REPEAL OF THE CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS THOSE BARRIERS OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION WAS FRUSTRATED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY A MAJORITY OF CLXXXIX MARCH 11 MDCCXC. D. 44 mm. (By L. Pingo?) BHM 344
Examples occur frosted and set within a watch-style glass bound with a silver frame.

BHM:

N^o. 344
AR, AE 45 by L. Pingo.

AR N; AE R.
BM.

This medal was commissioned by the recently formed 'Church and King Club' consisting of the most 'responsible and opulent neighbouring gentlemen' in Manchester to commemorate the defeat of the Dissenters in Parliament.

British Historical Medals, p. 80

Church and King Club

obverse

Church and King Club

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