Medal (Obverse), commemorating the death of James Watt

This is the obverse of a silver medal commemorating the death of James Watt in 1819.

The obverse is inscribed with a figure of Watt seated on a chair with the text underneath, 'Born 19 January 1736/ Died 25 August 1819'.

James Watt (1736-1819) was buried at Handsworth Church in Warwickshire. He is commemorated by a statue in Westminster Abbey as the inventor who was responsible for making the Industrial Revolution possible.

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Online ID:	000-190-001-319-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1970.261
Date:	1819
Material:	Silver
Dimensions:	46 mm D x 3 mm thick
What:	Medal, commemorative
Subject:	Medals (NMAS Classification)
Who:	James Watt, 1736 - 1819
Where:	England, Staffordshire, Handsworth
Event:
Description:	Silver medal of James Watt, on his obsequies at Handsworth, 1819
References:	Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 968.
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