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United
States of America, Centenary of Independence 1876, bronze medal
Rev:
a view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia
Notes:
The Liberty Bell was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to
commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of
Privileges. Whitechapel Foundry in London cast the bell, which cracked as it
was being tested. The medal's obverse legend features on the bell and is
taken from the book of Leviticus. The bell rang for the reading of the
Declaration of Independence on 8th July 1776. During the British occupation
of Philadelphia in 1777, the bell was hidden. When it was rung for George
Washington's birthday in 1846, the crack widened, rendering the bell unringable. It is now ceremoniously tapped each Fourth of
July. Price:
£95 |
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