Earl Fitzwilliam 1819, 55mm diameter in silver by J. Wilson, Obverse: Bust left, draped, THE RT HON. EARL FITZWILLIAM. Reverse: Text in 14 lines : HEIR TO / THE VIRTUES / AS WELL AS TO THE ESTATES / OF HIS UNCLE / CHARLES. / MARQ UIS OF ROCKINGHAM / AND NOT NEARLY ALLIED TO HIM / BY PROXIMITY OF BLOOD THAN BY / SIMILARITY OF MANNERS / HE GOVERNED IRELAND IN PEACE, A.D. / 1795, AND WAS LORD LIEUTENANT / OF THE WEST-RIDING OF / YORKSHIRE FROM / 1798-1819, BHM 988, Eimer 1113, 67.80 grammes, VF with some contact marks, the reverse once cleaned, with some thin scratches
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