[Medal commemorating the resignation of Sir Robert Walpole from the office of prime mininster].[1742]engA 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 10/3/2025Title 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.