Five bronze medals – Lord George Gordon. London, [late 18th cent.].
1-2. Two identical medals issued in honor of Lord George Gordon.
Obverse: Profile portrait of Lord George Gordon, wearing a hat.
Reverse: Inscription "Lord George Gordon 1780". Diameter: 30 mm.
3. Medal issued following Gordon's trial.
Obverse: Profile portrait of Gordon and the inscription: "L.G.G P.P.A.".
Reverse: Inscription – "L.Geo Gordon. Tried and honourably acquitted by a virtuous jury. Feb. 5 1781". Diameter: 41 mm.
4-5. Two medals issued following Gordon's death. On the obverse o appears a profile portrait of Lord George Gordon, wearing a hat, and the inscription "LD GEO GORDON DIED IN NEWGATE NOV 1 1793". On the reverse of one medal a relief of the criminal court in London and the inscription "Sessions-House Old Baily". On the reverse of the other medal the inscription "We were born free and will never die slaves". Diameter: 30 mm.