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Ref: 7268 |
Sir
Robert Peel, Repeal of the Corn Laws 1846, white metal medal by Allen &
Moore Obv:
portrait medallion of Sir Robert Peel, symbols of agriculture and trade below Rev: portrait medallions of Pelham Villiers, Cobden, Bright
and Wilson Condition: Almost extremely fine, traces of original lustre;
Diameter: 51mm References: BHM 2233; E 1407 Notes: Richard Cobden and John Bright were founders of the
Anti-Corn Law League, eventually succeeding in abolishing the 1815 Corn Laws –
protectionist laws which kept the prices of domestic corn artificially high and
impeded free trade and thus prosperity. Sound familiar? Price £75 |
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