Scottish Historical Medallions, edinburgh revolution club, 1753, william iii., laureate, as a Roman emperor, presents a scroll inscribed m. cha (magna charta) to Religion and Justice, seated on the ground before him, tyrrany and property are fleeing away, ex meminisse juvabit, reverse the edinburgh revolution club in commemoration of the recovery of their religion and liberty by k.william & q.mary in 1688 this medal to be struck. anno 1753. (Woolf 66.1; CP. pl.xxx, 1; MI. 672/384), silver, 35mm. Good extremely fine, rare (£60-90)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman G Brodie Collection of Scottish Medals.

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