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Auction: 21124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 9: British and World Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 6131

Sir Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817), AE Tribute Medal, 1816, On the Erection of the Tenantry Column in his honour, IN HONOR OF HUGH SECOND DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND., bust left, rev. THIS COLUMN IS ERECTED BY HIS GRATEFUL TENANTS MDCCCXVI, the Column at Alnwick, 41mm, residual lustre, extremely fine

Provenance
Acquired privately, 24 June 1970


The Tenantry Column, designed by Charles Harper, was erected as a display of gratitude to the Duke by local tenants and farmers, who had had their rents reduced following the hardships of the Napoleonic Wars. The Duke believed that if the tenantry could afford such a monument they could also afford a return to full rent. This, in turn, led to many being forced into bankruptcy and without the continued subscriptions the Duke was forced to finish the "Farmers' Folly" himself!

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Sold for
£60

Starting price
£20