Thomas Pingo
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Thomas Pingo (1714–1776) was an English medallist and die engraver. He worked for the Royal Mint in London. Originally thought to have come from Italy, he was in fact the son of Thomas Pingo (1692–1748) of St Martin in the Fields, London, where the Pingo family first appeared in the 1650's.
His subjects included Charles Edward Stuart (Bonny Prince Charlie) and George III. His was appointed Assistant Engraver at the Mint in 1771.
His sons Lewis Pingo (1743–1830) and John Pingo also became noted medallists, Lewis succeeding his father as the Mint's Assistant Engraver in 1776.
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