BRITISH INDIA: AR medal (25.46g), 1758 [1757], Pud-757.1, Eimer 655, Pingo 30, 40mm silver medal for the Victory of Lord Clive at Plassy by John Pingo, Victory with trophy and palm branch seated on elephant left with VICTORY.AT.PLASSY - CLIVE.COMMANDER around and MDCCLVIII / SOC.P.A.C in exergue // Clive, dressed as Roman general, holds staff surmounted by lion as he gives another staff to Meer Jaafar at left with cornucopia, globe, and rudder between them with INIVRIES.ATTONED. PRIVELEGE.AVGMENTED. TERRITORY.ACQVIRED around with A.SOUBAH.GIVEN.TO.BENGAL / MDCCLVIII in exergue, light old cleaning but has retoned in lovely rainbow colors, plain edge, AU, S, ex Jerry D. Williams Collection. This medal was among the first medals issued by the Society Promoting Arts and Commerce commemorating historical events. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daula, had gone into camp at Plassey anticipating the arrival of the English army. By the end of the confrontation Siraj-ud-daula had been captured. His body was divided into pieces and paraded through the city of Murshidabad on an elephant. One of the former Nawab's commanders, Meer Jaffar, was then placed on the throne. The die cracks through the obverse exergue are usual. This lovely medal is featured on the cover of the printed catalog for this auction.

Estimate: USD 1800 - 2400