Not all colonists were in favor of independence, and those who declared their continued loyalty to the British crown suffered insults, boycotts, property seizure, and even physical harm. Many Loyalists fled, some returning to London or ancestral lands in England, while others relocated to colonies that retained their relationship with England, including the Caribbean, Florida, and Canada. This medal—cast with a loop and intended to be worn on the body—depicts King George III and Queen Charlotte on one side beneath the Latin motto “VIVANT REX & REGINA” (LONG LIVE THE KING AND QUEEN). On the reverse, the seated personification of Britannia presents a spring of laurel—a symbol of victory—to a figure representing America, who is dressed, following artistic conventions of the time, in a feathered headpiece with a quiver on their back. Very little is known about the Loyal Associated Refugees or why this medal was struck. It may have been part of a fund-raising campaign or distributed to loyalists for them to wear hidden among their clothes as a secret badge of fellowship. Loyalist groups in Newport, RI, distributed printed tracts and would have had access to foundries. One of the few other examples has a history in Nova Scotia, suggesting they may have been made there.