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In addition to the many Staffordshire pottery pieces that were made to commemorate the hanging of James B Rush, a brass medal was also struck in 1849. The obverse shows a draped bust of him, bare head facing left. JAMES BLOMFIELD RUSH According to A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901 by Laurence Brown, the medal is extremely rare. With many thanks to Henry Kim of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, for providing the images of this medal.
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