Stock No. 2688	True Blue Club silver medal
Obverse: A central circle with a field of horizontal lines and bordered by a serpent holding its tail in its mouth. In the middle, the words "Octr./XVI". Between the serpent and the rimmed edge "TRUE . BLUE . CLUB." Centrally, below, "MDCCCXII" (standing for 1812). Reverse: Two standing women in Grecian robes, one holding a long cross and the other a sword and both holding a Royal Crown up high. Between the two women is a bundle of rods bound together around an upturned pike and surrounded by a banner on which is written "STRONG BY UNION". Maker :- Thomas Wyon

Condition :-Extremely fine
Circa :- 1812
Size :- 39 mm diameter
The True Blue Club is believed to have been formed to voice protests at the execution of the King and Queen of France. King Louis XVI was executed on 21st January, 1793 and Queen Marie Antoinette was executed on October 16th of the same year. The beheading of the French monarch and his Queen caused enormous outrage in England and this lasted for some years.

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