What replica bell did Queen Elizabeth II present in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976?

Queen Elizabeth II presented Philadelphia with the Bicentennial Bell on July 6, 1976.

The bell was a gift from the British people during the queen’s Bicentennial visit to the United States. It was made as a replica of the Liberty Bell and symbolized the historical relationship between Britain and the country that became independent from it.

The Bicentennial Bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the same London foundry associated with the original Liberty Bell. Its inscription identified it as a gift from the people of Britain and included the phrase “Let Freedom Ring.”

The gift is distinct from the Liberty Bell itself, which remained in Philadelphia. The original Liberty Bell had been cast in the eighteenth century and was already a major American symbol long before the Bicentennial celebrations.