The bell presented by Britain to the United States during the 1976 Bicentennial was the Bicentennial Bell. Queen Elizabeth II presented it in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976, on behalf of the British people.
The bell was made as a replica of the Liberty Bell and was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London. That foundry had also cast the original Liberty Bell, linking the gift to one of the best-known symbols of American independence.
The Bicentennial Bell carried an inscription expressing the British people’s gift to the United States and echoing the Liberty Bell’s famous message. It is often confused with the original Liberty Bell, which remained in Philadelphia and was not given away during the 1976 celebrations.