BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS - Baldwin's

1707 Victories of Lieutenant-General, the Marquis of Wellington, the British Army enters Madrid, White
Metal Medal, 1812, by Thomas Wyon Sr/Peter Wyon, bust of Wellington left, rev armorial shields of
Britain, Spain and Portugal upon plinth, its base decorated with captured military trophies, 45mm
(BHM 737; Eimer 1025; Eimer, Wellington 16; Bramsen 1160). Nearly extremely fine and scarce. £60-80
1708 The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, White Metal Medal, 1812, by William Turnpenny, bust of
Spencer Perceval left, rev Britannia standing upon a sarcophagus and in a state of grief, indicates a
broken column at her side, 49mm (BHM 729; Eimer 1022). Very fine and scarce. £60-80
Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) was shot as he entered the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a bankrupt
merchant, who had held Perceval responsible for his plight and of whom a medal was also made (BHM 724; Eimer 1023).
1709 George, Prince Regent, Treaty of Paris and Peace in Europe, large Copper Medal, 1814, by J Barber /
T Wyon Jr, for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate bust of the Prince Regent to right, rev Britannia,
crowned by Victory, raises the fallen figure of Europe, 69mm (BHM 805; Eimer 1043). Choice extremely
fine. £300-350