CNG 99, Lot: 1314. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

temp. HANOVER. William Pitt “the Younger,” politician. 1759-1806. AR Medal (51mm, 63.09 g, 12h). The Manchester Pitt Club. By T. Wyon, Jr.. Dated 1813. RT HONBLE WILLIAM PITT/MANCHESTER PITT CLUB 1813, draped bust left / An allegory of Pitt standing left upon archway, rousing Britannia to repel the demons of Anarchy who have overthrown Religion and Royalty; to left, the Virtues await the result; in exergue, HIMSELF AN HOST. BHM 771; Eimer 1039. As Issued, lightly toned, with attractively frosted surfaces. Medal housed within lunettes with loop.

The son of William Pitt “the Elder,” Pitt the Younger became the youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1783 at the age of 24. Serving two separate terms, he was Prime Minister during the French Revolution as well as the Napoleonic Wars. His efficiency and reform, along with his rehabilitation of the nation’s finances following the American Revolution, were vital to Britain’s continued strength into the 19th century. After his death in 1806, several clubs were created across the country in order to perpetuate his principles and ideals.