Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.91.25.2
Object Name
Token
Title
'John Wilkes'
Place
Middlesex, London, England, UK
People
John Wilkes, The North Briton (publication)
Description
The face of the medal shows Wilkes in profile, with his name around the edge.
A commemorative medal or token featuring a portrait of John Wilkes (17 October 1725 â 26 December 1797). Wilkes was a member of parliament for Middlesex, and a radical journalist who edited the anti-government newspaper The North Briton.
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