George III, c. 1775, a bronze medal by L. Pingo, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. standing figure of Liberty, 40mm (Eimer 54; BHM 265; E 764A). A few rim nicks, otherwise good very fine £60-80

Brown dated this medal to 1785 and felt it might refer to royal recognition of American independence. However, Eimer notes that it was exhibited by Pingo a decade earlier and “although [it] carries obvious allusions to war and liberty…the occasion of its issue is unclear