Great Britain, Middlesex.
Great Britain, Middlesex.
AE Election Token, , 1796, 22.15g (28mm, 6h).
Charles Fox, Admiral Gardner Election - WORTHY THE FLEET OF THE SENATE. ADMIRAL GARDNER, Gardner standing before a cannon; below, ELECTION TOKEN / SOME OF THE FOXES TRICKS ON A WESTMINSTER POLE, a fox holding a pole on three boxes crying NO MAJESTY BUT THAT OF THE PEOPLE, on boxes inscribed "CORESPONg" "SOCIETY" "RIGHTS OF MAN" and "WHIG CLUB". 1796 in exergue
References: DH 226. Atkins 149
Grade: Nicely struck, with basically no wear on both faces. Beautiful Iridescent toning. Previously graded as MS64 RB by PCGS. (wc1228)
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Charles James Fox was champion of liberty and strong fighter against any kind of oppression. He was Britain's first foreign secretary. He is best known for two important reforms; the first, a resolution pledging to abolish the slave trade and the 1792 libel act which gave more jury more expansive rights over the decisions on libel cases.