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George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal 1774, 19.10 g. Death of the Duke of Atholl. By J. Kirk. Bust, draped. IOANNES . MURRAY . ATHOL . DUX. Rv. Female seated, mournfully. QUIS . TEMPERET . A . LACHRYMIS. In exergue: NAT . VI . MAII . MDCCXXIX . OB . V . NOV . MDCCLXXIV. Plain edge. 37 mm. Eimer 756. BHM 192. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, (6 May 1729 - 5 November 1774), known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician. Atholl died in November 1774, aged 45, after drowning himself in the River Tay in a fit of delirium and was buried at Dunkeld. His eldest son John succeeded him in the dukedom.