Great Britain - 1814

Obverse:

Bare head of William Pitt, left.

Legend:

R.^T HON^BLE. WILLIAM PITT.

Exergue:

1814

Size:

53 mm.

Reverse:

BORN MAY 28 . 1759. / WHO, DURING AN EVENTFUL PERIOD / OF TWENTY YEARS / GUIDED THE COUNCILS OF G.^T BRITAIN / WITH UNEXAMPLED WISDOM & FORTITUDE. / AND LAID THE PLAN OF THAT SYSTEM OF ACTION / WHICH HAS RAISED HER TO HER PRESENT EMMINENCE / AND GLORY. / WHO THO' THE DISPENSER / OF ALL HER HONOURS, DIGNITIES. & EMOLUMENTS. / NEITHER SOUGHT NOR ASSUMED ANY TO HIMSELF, / BUT DIED UNDIGNIFIED BY TITLES, / & WITHOUT THE ACQUISITION OF THAT WEALTH / WHICH IS SO MUCH THE OBJECT / OF ALL HUMAN WISHES. / 23 JANUARY 1806.