BHM #689 - 1810

Imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett
British Historical Medals 689 - 1810 British Historical Medals 689 - 1810
Obv. Draped bust of Sir Francis Burdett, bare head right. SIR FRANCIS BURDETT BART. M.P. FOR WESTMINSTER. Date below bust.
Rev. Inscription within circle of rays THE INTREPID CHAMPION / OF / FREEDOM, / THE ENLIGHTENED ADVOCCATE / OF THE / RIGHTS & LIBERTIES / OF THE PEOPLE.
AE, WM, 48 by ? AE N; WM N.
AM; BM; FM. E.P.M. 1888/256.
 
See note to No. 422.
from British Historical Medals, Volume 1, p. 169
 
There is more detail on contemporary attitudes toward Sir Francis here.
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