[Medal commemorating the resignation of Sir Robert Walpole from the office of prime mininster].

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Title: [Medal commemorating the resignation of Sir Robert Walpole from the office of prime mininster].
Alternative Title: I am kickd out of doors
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Published / Created: [1742]
Publication Place: London? and England London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: A medal commemorating the resignation of Sir Robert Walpole from the Office of Prime Minister. On the obverse side, Sir Robert Walpole is shown seated, his elbow resting upon a bag of money, a reference to the accusations of corruption and bribery. In his right hand he holds a paper inscribed with IAN. 18 1742. On the reverse side of the medal is stamped with a design showing a fortified gateway with a pole bearing a human head mounted at the top, a pun on the name Wall-Pole. See britishmuseum.org, M8460. Accessed 10/3/2025
Description: Title from text on obverse side of the medal.
Presumably the medal was struck soon after the re-assembling of Parliament, 18 January 1742, when Sir Robert Walpole resigned the office of Prime Minister under pressure amidst allegations of corruption and bribery. See britishmuseum.org, M8460. Accessed 10/3/2025.
Provenance: Samuel Gedge; Sept. 2025.
Extent: 1 medal : 3.6 mm in diameter
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: medals
Material: brass ;
Resource Type: three-dimensional form
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Name): Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Subject (Topic): Misconduct in office
Bribery
Embezzlement
Visual puns
Subjects: Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Misconduct in office > Great Britain
Bribery > Great Britain
Embezzlement > Great Britain
Visual puns