Charles James Fox Two Gilt Copper Clichés of the Obverse of the 1806 Medal by T. Webb for Thomason & Jones, one incuse.
Charles James Fox (1749 - 1806) was a radical Whig politician who opposed the monarch. He was Foreign Secretary in Rockingham's short-lived government of 1782 and was Secretary of State in the Duke of Portland's government of 1783-84. He supported the French Revolution in 1789, but by 1804 was instrumental in bringing down the government of Addington who had failed either to preserve the peace or to prepare for Napoleon's threat of invasion.
Both extremely fine.
Approximate weight for the pair is 60 grams.
Approximate diameter of one is 52 mm.
