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William Pitt

Medal
1813 (made)
Artist/Maker
William Wyon (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This is a commemorative medal depicting William Pitt (1759-1806). Pitt is also known as William Pitt the Younger. The youngest-ever Prime Minister, he introduced reforms to reduce the national debt.


Object details

Object type
Medal
TitleWilliam Pitt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, William Pitt, by Peter or William Wyon, English, 1813
Physical description
A bronze medal depicting William Pitt.
Object history
This is one of a group of medals formerly described in the Departmental records as "found in Crypt", and written on RF 96/1279.
Subject depicted
William Pitt
Summary
This is a commemorative medal depicting William Pitt (1759-1806). Pitt is also known as William Pitt the Younger. The youngest-ever Prime Minister, he introduced reforms to reduce the national debt.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.7-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O326631/william-pitt-medal-william-wyon/
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