SINCONA Auction 96
SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich
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George III. 1760-1820
George III. 1760-1820. Silver Medal n. d. (c. 1810), 21.52 g. Sheffield Pitt Club. Uniface. By J. Wilson, Sheffield. Head of William Pitt. NON . SIBI . SED . PATRIAE . VIXIT. 42.5 mm. Eimer -. BHM cf. 703 . Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. In einer Messing-Eisen Fassung mit Uhrenglas / In a glazed metal box.
Pitt Clubs were private members clubs formed in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th century to memorialise William Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806). Although the London Pitt Club was formed in 1793, it was only after the death of Pitt that more "country" Pitt clubs were established outside London.
