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BRITISH INDIA: AE medal (25.00g), 1758 [1757]. AU

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BRITISH INDIA: AE medal (25.00g), 1758 [1757]. AU
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BRITISH INDIA: AE medal (25.00g), 1758 [1757], Pud-757.1, Eimer 655, Pingo 30, 40mm bronze medal for the Victory of Lord Clive at Plassy by John Pingo, Victory with trophy and palm branch seated on elephant left with VICTORY AT PLASSY - CLIVE COMMANDER around and MDCCLVIII, with SOC. P.A.C in exergue // Clive, dressed as Roman general, holds staff surmounted by lion as he gives another staff to Meer Jaafar at left with cornucopia, globe, and rudder between them with INIVRIES ATTONED PRIVELEGE AVGMENTED TERRITORY ACQVIRED around with A SOUBAH GIVEN TO BENGAL, with date MDCCLVIII in exergue, light obverse scratch and small spot, plain edge, AU, S, ex Jerry D. Williams Collection. This medal was among the first medals issued by the Society Promoting Arts and Commerce commemorating historical events. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daula, had gone into camp at Plassey anticipating the arrival of the English army. By the end of the confrontation Siraj-ud-daula had been captured. His body was divided into pieces and paraded through the city of Murshidabad on an elephant. One of the former Nawab's commanders, Meer Jaffar, was then placed on the throne. The die cracks through the obverse exergue are usual.