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Lr. 860 — Montreal Taken. 1760. Silver

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Lr. 860 — Montreal Taken. 1760. Silver
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Betts 429, Br. 48, McLachlan 126, Eimer 679. 40.8mm. 29g. Engraved on edge to WILLIAM PITT ADMINISTRING with vertical striations, as made. Unsigned (by Kirk or Pingo). The Montreal Taken medal forms part of the series sponsored by the Society Promoting Arts and Commerce commemorating the British Victories during the Seven Years’ War. In fact, the fall of Montreal in September 1760 represented the culmination of the British offensive against the French and its ultimate conquest of Canada. The obverse features a male figure emblematic of the St. Lawrence River reclining to the right with his arm on the bow of a galley and a beaver approaching. He holds a paddle in his left hand. Above, AMHERST appears within a wreath surmounted by a lion. A tomahawk, axe, and a quiver representing the Indigenous peoples and the arms of France are seen in the exergue. The reverse shows a female figure seated right against a tree. Again, the arms of France and a tomahawk representing the Indigenous peoples of Canada are shown in the right field. An eagle stands on a rock behind. In case. From the Geoffrey Bell Collection.