Pewter medal commemorating the Peterloo Massacre, 1819
commemorative medal, commemorative medal
Accession Number
NAM.1987-04-5-1
Description
Medal commemorating the Peterloo Massacre, 1819. Pewter. Obverse has a depiction of the massacre. Inscription on obverse reads, ‘Manchester August 16 1819’ Inscription on reverse reads, ‘The Wicked have Drawn Out the Sword’, ‘They Have Cut Down the Poor and Needy and Such as be of Upright Conversation’, ‘Psalm XXX VII XIV’.
Events
Peterloo Massacre, 1819 (Civil Unrest 1800-1899)
