Earl Grey, Parliamentary Reform
Earl Grey, Parliamentary Reform, white metal medal, 1830, by T. Halliday, bare head bust of Earl Grey right, RT. HON. BLE EARL GREY, rev. inscription within closed wreath, THE / ENLIGHTENED/ AND PERSEVERING/ DEFENDER/ OF THE CIVIL & RELIGIOUS/ RIGHTS OF HIS COUNTRY/ AND OF MANKIND/ BORN MAR. 13. 1764, 38 mm, (BHM. 1454). A few marks, otherwise extremely fine and rare. £Sold
The reverse inscription concerning the rights of mankind refers to his fight for the abolition of slavery.
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