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COMMEMORATIVEMEDALS

BRITISHHISTORICALMEDALS

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1001 Mary,QueenofScots,Gilt-silverCounter,1579,crownedshielddividingarmsofFranceandScotland,revavinewithonebranchflourishingintherainandonewithering,MEASICMIHIPROSVNT,28mm(MI129.80).Very fine or nearly so, the gilding contemporary, very rare. £450-500

1002 AllianceofEngland,FranceandtheUnitedProvinces,SilverJeton,1596,struckinDordrecht,Belgic Lion to left, with sword and arrows, SC below, rev hand holds three linked tassels,RVMPITVRHAVDFACILE(MI160/140;vLI,471;Dugn3398).Extremely fine. £250-350

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1003 JamesI,theGunpowderPlot1605,BronzeMedal,serpentmovesamonglilies,revJehovahinHebrew,radiatedesignandlegendaround,28mm(MIi196/19;vLII/22).Very fine. £150-180

ThismedalwasstruckintheNetherlandsbyorderoftheSenate.ThesnakerepresentstheJesuits.

1004 AllianceofEngland,FranceandtheUnitedProvinces,CopperJeton,1609,struckinDordrecht,handholdsthreelinkedshields,revlegendinelevenlines,30mm(MI198/23;vLII,50).Good very fine. £80-100

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1005 CharlesIandHenriettaMaria,SilverMarriageMedal,1625,bustsofCharlesIandHenriettaof France face to face, rev cupid walking right, scattering roses and lilies, 2.13g (MI 238/1).Extremely fine. £80-100

1006 CharlesIandHenriettaMaria,SilverRoyalistBadge,castandchased,byThomasRawlins,late 1640s onwards, crowned bust of Charles I right, titles around, CAROLVS D G MAG GBRITANFRANETHIBREXFID(CharlesbythegraceofGodKingofGreatBritainFranceandIreland,Defenderof theFaith),revbust leftofHenriettaMaria, titlesaround,HENRIETTAMARIADGMAGBRITANFRANETHIBREG(HenriettaMariabythegraceofGodQueenofGreatBritainFranceandIreland),29mmx38mmapprox,withsuspensionloopforwearing(cfMIi355/216;E166).Very fine. £450-550

Thesebadgesaregenerallyconsidered tohavebeenmadeduringorsoonafter theEnglishCivilWar,andwornasloyaltymedalsdiscreetlyhiddenaroundthesupporter’sneck.

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1007 CharlesI,smallSilverRoyalistBadge,byThomasRawlins,bustleft,revcrownedarmswithinGarter,scrolledborder,25mmx19mm(MI361/235).The integral suspension loop broken, very fine toned. £300-400

1008 Charles I, the Taking of Bristol, 1643, 19th Century British Museum electrotype copy of theuniquemedalbyThomasRawlinsintheAshmoleanMuseum,Oxford,laureateheadright,revpanoramiccityscape,26.5mm(cfMI307/132).Stamped with “MB” monogram both sides, much as made, very fine and toned. £150-200

1009 CharlesI,MemorialMedal,1649,Gilt-bronze,byJamesorNorbertRoettier,c.1695,armouredbustright,love-lockoverleftshoulder,revhandissuingfromcloudholdingacelestialcrown,abovealandscapewithsheep,VIRTVTEXMEFORTVNAMEXALIJS,50mm(MI347/200;vLII,320),anotherinCopper.Gilding a little rubbed on edge and rim of first, good very fine, the second extremely fine.(2) £180-220

Thisunsignedmedalwas,untilrecently,attributedtoJohnRoettier

1010 OliverCromwell(LordProtectorofEngland1653-1658),DamascenedBronzeMedal,fromtheseriesofEnglishsovereignsbyJeanDassier(1731),laureateanddrapedbustofCromwellleft,OLIVARIUS CROMWELL around, rev putti sport by Cromwell’s tomb, Cromwell arms above,legendontablet,ANGLIAESCOETHIBPROTECTOR(ProtectorofEngland,ScotlandandIreland),dates of birth and death in exergue, 38mm (MI i 435/87; E 203; Eisler I 265/35; Thompson31/26).Good very fine, the goldleaf slightly worn on bust highpoints, rare. £450-550

The medal is of slightly smaller diameter than others in the series to indicate Cromwell’s status as an uncrownedruler.TheportraitisderivedfromthebustdesignedbyThomasSimonforthepatterncoinageof1656.ThemedalisinerrorregardingCromwell’sdateofbirth,whichwas25April1599.DamascenedspecimensofDassier’sseriesareexceptionallyrare,seldomappearingonthemarket.

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1011 OliverCromwell,castBronzeMedallicPortraitPlaque,18th/19thCentury,armouredbustright,withsasharound,132mmx95mm,suspensionloopandring.A good quality cast, very fine with pleasant patination. £150-200

1012 CharlesII,Coronation1661,officialSilverMedal,byThomasSimon,king’scrownedbustright,revPeacecrownsenthronedking,29mm(MIi472/76).Good very fine. £350-400

1013 CharlesII,ThePeaceofBreda,SilverMedal,1667,byJRoettier,laureatebustofCharlesIIright,revBritanniacontemplateshernavies,56mm(MIii535/186;E241;vLII/522).Very fine, some edge bruises and field marks. £200-250

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1014 Charles II, The Peace of Breda, Lead Cliché of the reverse of the Dutch Medal, 1667, byChristopherAdolfszoon,Peacewithsheathedswordandcornucopiae,standsbeforeafloralwreath,behindheramerchantfleetatsail,IRATOBELLUMPLACATO...,70mm(cfMI528/176;vLII,584;Pax257).Very fine. £60-80

1015 WilliamandMary,theSecurityofBritain1689,BronzeMedal,byFKleinert&PHMüller,conjoinedbustsofWilliamandMaryright,revBritanniaseatedholdingcapoflibertyandscalesof justice,belowunitedorangeand rose tree, 55mm(MI i 681/60).Extremely fine, rare. £350-400

ThismedalwasstruckatNuremberg,Germany

1016 William III, the Battle of La Hogue, Silver Medal, 1692, by Jan Boskam, armoured bust ofWilliamright,hairlong,mantlearoundshoulders,revLionandUnicornchasetheFrenchCock,navalbattlebeyond,one shipexplodingandone sinking, IMPERIVMPELAGINOBIS, 54.5mm(MI54/249;vLIV,96).Very fine and very rare. £700-900

Thedieforthismedalbrokequiteearlyintothestrikingprocess,hencetherarity.Itwasreplacedbyanotherandlessrarevariety(MI53/248)

1017 William III, the Battle of Landen (or Neerwinden), Silver-gilt Medal, 1693, by Jan Boskam,armouredbustofWilliamright,inhighrelief,hairlong,mantlearoundshoulders,revfalconflying,pouncesonaheron, landscapewithbattlebeyond,FORTISICVICTORVINCITVRART,59.5mm.The gilding original, good very fine though some bruising, very rare. £800-1200

ThisisaremarkablyhandsomemedalforabattlethatwasprettymuchadefeatfortheAllies,howevertherearguardfoughtbyWilliamagainstFrançoisHenrideMontmorency-Bouteville,ducdePiney,MarshalLuxembourg,sawthat,asthelegendstates,“thevictorwasvanquished”.

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1018 The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], Silver Medal, 1697, by Georg Hautsch, Fame flies over thePalaceofRyswick,revPeacewitholivebranchandshieldswithingarland,CONCORDIPACELIGABO,plainedge,36.5mm(MI169/452;vLIV,266var).Good very fine, toned. £250-300

1019 Anne, Coronation 1702, official Silver Medal, by John Croker,Anne’s bust left, revAnne, asPallas,hurlsthunderatamonster,34mm(MIii228/4).Good very fine, reverse better, the obverse toned. £180-220

1020 GeorgeI,TheActofGraceandFreePardon1717,BronzeMedal,byJohnCroker,cuirassedanddrapedbustofGeorgeIright,revClemencyleansonacolumnandholdsanolivebranchand a caduceus which touches the head of a serpent, 46mm (MI ii 437/37; Woolf 34:1b).Extremely fine. £120-150

TheActpardonedthosewhohadtakenpartintheJacobiteunrestof1715

1021 GeorgeIIandQueenCaroline,Coronation1727,officialSilverMedal(2),byJCroker,bothbustsleft,34.5mm.Very fine.(2) £120-150

1022 GeorgeII,TheRoyalFamily1732,LargeSilverMedal,byJohnCroker,bustsofGeorgeIIandQueenCaroline facingeachother,date inexergue,revportraitsof theKing’ssevenchildrenwithFrederickPrinceofWalesinthecentre,children’snamesinexergue,70mm(MIii500/47;Woolf44:1).Very fine or better, a few minor surface marks, rare. £1500-1800

ThismedalwasinthepersonalgiftoftheKingforforeignprincesanddignitaries.NoelWoolfsuggestsitisarejoindertothemedalissuedbyJames(III)Stuartdepictinghistwosons.

1023 TheKingsandQueensofEngland,JeanDassier’scompletesetofMedals,inCopper,1731-1732,fromWilliamtheConquerortotheDedicationMedalofGeorgeIIandQueenCaroline,andthe(slightlyreducedsize)Cromwell,this38mm,theothers41mm(MIi,p.1;EislerI,pp252-266,1-33,35),containedina(poorly restored)originalwoodencaseofissue.The medals have all been cleaned at some time, otherwise nearly extremely fine.(35) £800-1200

1024 MartinFolkes,BronzeMedal,1740,by JADassier, cappedbust right,rev SOCIETASREGALISLONDINISODALIS,dateincartouche,54mm(MIii558/185;E556).Extremely fine. £80-100

MartinFolkes(1690-1754),scholar,antiquary,andnumismatist.Hiscoincollectionwassoldbyauctionin1756for£9996d(seeEncyclopedia of British Numismatics IV/98)

1025 Edmund Halley (1656-1742), astronomer, pale and translucent Agate carved with anintaglioportrait,hisbustright,acometbehindhishead,30mmx22mm. Choice, in original condition. £180-250

HalleywaseducatedatStPaul’sSchoolandQueen’sCollege,Oxford,in1673,beforejourneyingtoStHelenawhere,onthe7thofNovember1677,heobservedatransitofMercury.Hisnameisgiventothecomettheperiodicityofwhichhefirstcalculatedin1705.

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1026 William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder, and PrincessAnne, Brass Medal, 1747, conjoinedbustsright,revshieldsofthesevenProvincesaroundthatofNassau,41mm(MI632/323;vLXXIII,232).Nearly extremely fine. £180-220

1027 AdmiralByngandtheLossofMinorca,PinchbeckMedal,1756,GeneralBlakeneyfacingholdingUnionJack,shipbehind,fortfiringcannontoleft,revAdmiralByngreceivingapurseofgoldinhisoutstretchedhand,34mm,ararevarietywithsomeofthereverselegendengravedratherthanstruck(cfMIii680/395).Very fine, very rare. £200-250

SeeSpinkNumismatic Circular July/August1980pp.260-261where thisvariety isdiscussed.Bynghadbeensent torelieveMinorcafromFrenchoccupation,butwithdrewwithoutafight.Forthishewasshotbyfiringsquadonhisownquarterdeckpour encourager les autres.

1028 Catch Club, London 1762, Bronze Member’s Medal, by Thomas Pingo, two figures seatedeithersideofatripod,oneholdsacupandewer,theotheralyre,LET’SDRINKANDLET’SSINGTOGETHERaround,revwreathwithfieldforinscription,44mm(BHM83;EPingo28).Very fine, minor mark to reverse field, scarce. £60-80

MembersmetforaweeklydinnerattheThatchedHouseTavern,StJames’s

1029 GeorgeIII,earlyWedgwoodJasperwareOvalPortraitMedallion,c.1780s,laureateheadright,48mmx41mm,within(analmostcertainlycontemporary)goldframewithsuspensionloop.Restored break above head, not affecting the portrait, very fine and most pleasing. £180-220

1030 Ireland,Dublin,CollegeHistoricalSocietyInstituted1794,SilverMedalforPoetry,c.1820,three figures emblematic of History, Oratory, and Poetry before a column, an hourglassand books on the ground, to right an altar inscribed HOMER, Pegasus above, VOS LENECONCILIVMETDATISETDATOGAVDETISALMÆaround,inexergueINSTA.D.MDCCXCIV(small scratch above), rev HISTORICA SOCIETAS COLLEGII DUBLINIENSIS, inside an olivewreath,andonaraisedring,VTSTVDIOMAIOREPETANTHELICONA,acrosscentralfieldEGREGRIEMERENTIINPOESI,53mm,withsmallsuspensionloop.Good very fine, small edge bruise at reverse 7o’clock, rare. £200-250

TheSocietyclosedtemporarilyin1798whenitwassuspectedofbeingusedforpoliticalpurposesandincludedWolfeToneamongitsmembers(Frazer).

1031 NavalActionoffHelvoetsluys1796,BronzeMedal,byJHancock,bustleftofAdmiralSirHenryTrollope,revBritishlionontheprowofthedismastedHMSGlatton,seeingoffsixFrenchmeno’war,48mm(BHM414;E874;MH541).Good very fine. £150-200

1032 AdmiralLordNelson(1758-1805),TheBattleoftheNile1798,BronzeDavisson’sMedal,byCHKüchler,VictorylookingouttoseaholdsmedallicportraitofNelsononshield,revviewoftheBritishfleetatAboukirBay,48mm(BHM447;E890).Very fine, pierced for ribbon, small ding in field by head of Victory. £250-300

1033 AdmiralLordNelson,BrassMedallicSnuff(orPatch)Box,c.1805,signedM&P,uniformedbustleft,ADMIRALLORDNELSON–BORN29SEPR1758,thebaselegendwithinwreath,CONQUERORATABOUKIR…TRAFALGAR21OCTR1805WHEREHEGLORIOUSLYFELL,wideGreekkeyborderbothsides,edgealsoinGreekkeydesign,73mm(height24mm).Unusually good condition, better than very fine. £300-400

1034 EarlStVincent’sReward1800,SilverMedal,byCHKüchlerafterJFlaxman,uniformedbustofAdmiralJervisleft,TESTIMONYOFAPPROBATION1800around,revseamanandnavalofficershakehandsbeforeUnionJack,LOYALANDTRUEaround,46mm(BHM489;E919;MH456;MYB80).About extremely fine, attractive, scarce. £600-700

StruckatBoulton’sSohoMinttoadesignbyLadySpencer,thismedalwasgivenprivatelybyAdmiralJervistothoseofficersandmenwhoremainedloyaltohimduringthemutinyattheNore.

1035 GeorgeIII,50thYearofReign1809,SilverMedal,byPWyon,King’scuirassedbustleft,revFamesitsincloudbelowsunburst,52mm(BHM652).Extremely fine, very rare in silver. £200-250

1036 Livery Company, the Worshipful Company of Cooks, Silver Member’s Medal, issued 1814,achievementofarms,date1482below, rev engraved“Thomas King admitted on the Livery 24th January 1814” inthreelines,45mm,withsuspensionloop.Very fine, scarce. £80-120

1037 Benjamin West (1738-1820),American-born President of the RoyalAcademy, Copper Medal,1815,byGeorgeMills,onthepurchaseof“ChristintheTemple”bytheRoyalInstitution,bustleft,revnamesofdonorsineightconcentriclistings,incentre,UNDERTHEREGENCY,41mm(BHM862).Extremely fine. £80-120

1038 Scotland,BronzePoliceMedal,SpecialConstablesBadgeoftheBurghofCalton,Glasgow,1817,armsoftheBurghofCalton,revSPECIALCONSTABLENO557,44mm(MG912).Extremely fine and rare. £150-200

1039 MapoftheWorld,WhiteMetalMedal,c.1820,probablybyTHallidayforThomason,EasternhemispherewithAustraliashownasNewHolland,revWesternhemisphere,74mm(BHM-;E1139a).Good very fine or better. £150-180

1040 QueenVictoria,Coronation1838,officialSilverMedal,byBPistrucci,diademedbustleft,revBritannia,HiberniaandScotiaoffer the crown to theenthronedQueen,38mm, inplush redleathercaseofissue(BHM1801).Extremely fine. £150-180

1041 QueenVictoria,Coronation1838,officialSilverMedal,byBPistrucci,diademedbustleft,revBritannia, Hibernia and Scotia offer the crown to the enthroned Queen, 38mm (BHM 1801);DiamondJubilee1897,frostedSilverMedal,bytheBirminghamMint,38mm(BHM3549).Very fine and extremely fine.(2) £120-150

1042 Admiral Horatio Nelson, Nelson’s Column erected 1843, White Metal Medal, by J Davis,uniformedbustofNelsonleft,ENGLANDEXPECTSEVERYMANWILLDOHISDUTYongarteraround,revviewofthecolumninTrafalgarSquare,44mm(BHM2124;E1377;MH352;Hardy99).Good extremely fine with some original brilliance. £100-150

1043 AdmiralHoratioNelson,GreenwichPensioners’Medal,whitemetal,byEAvern,uniformedbustofNelsonleft,ENGLANDEXPECTSEVERYMANWILLDOHISDUTYongarteraround,revviewofthecolumninTrafalgarSquare,TOCOMMEMORATETHEOPENINGOFTHENELSONTESTIMONIALTRAFALGARSQU., inexergue21OCTOBER1844,61mm,piercedforsuspension(BHM-;MH531;Hardy97).Good very fine, extremely rare. £600-700

ThesemedalswerepresentedtoveteranpensionersofNelson’sbattlesataceremonyinthePaintedHallofGreenwichHospitalon2ndApril1845,some357awardsbeingmade.Hardy(p.62)remarks“Itisnowrecognisedthatthismedal,treatedasunimportantinthepast,isatrueandworthypieceofhistory,eachhavingbeenownedpersonallybyoneofNelson’ssailors.”

1044 Greenwich Hospital School, Silver Medal of Reward, awarded to Jonathan Blackmore 1844,bustofLordNelsonleft,rev legend,27mm,inredleathercaseofissue(BHM-;cfHardy90var).Extremely fine, scratch before bust, rare. £80-120

TheHospitalwasfoundedin1694byRoyalCharterasanavalcharityforimpoverishedordisablednavalseamen,theirwivesandchildren.In1933theSchoolmovedfromGreenwichtoSuffolk.

1045 JohnFlaxman,SilverLaudatoryMedal,fortheArtUnionofLondon1854,byHWeighall,profilebustleftofFlaxman,revMercurysupportsPandoraflyingleft,55mm,inoriginalmaroonleathercaseofissuewithgilt-embossedlid(BHM2530;E1479;Beu182/6).Extremely fine and extremely rare in silver. £250-300

JohnFlaxman(1755-1826),sculptor,RoyalAcademicianandonetimeemployeeof JosiahWedgwood.Only30silverexamplesofthismedalwereawarded.

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1046 Bath,theBlueCoatSchool,BrodrickPrizeMedal,1854,silver-gilt,byAllen&Moore,cappedbustinhighreliefofEdwardVIfacing,revmasterseatedreadstoattentiveboys,edgenamedCharlesDavidRussell1860,58mm,withsuspensionloop(DW25).Extremely fine, attractive and very rare. £120-150

1047 DevonandExeterBotanicalandHorticulturalSociety,LargeSilverPrizeMedal,awarded1859,achievementof thearmsofExeter,rev engravedwithinfloralwreath“Awarded to S. COXWELL Gardener to J. FOLLETT ESQ. For the best 9 Varieties of FUSCHIAS 7th July 1859” ineightlines,64mm,inplushmaroonleathercaseofissue(lid loose).Extremely fine, attractive and rare. £250-300

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1048 Scotland,RoyalScottishAcademy,BronzePrizeMedal,awarded1865,byBWyonafterJNoelPaxton,MercurykneelsholdingalamponwhichrestsPegasus,rev laurelsonatripod,edgeengravedTHOMASCLARKELECTEDASSOCIATEMDCCCLXV,68mm(BHM1884;E1323).Very fine, small edge bruise at 9 o’clock. £80-120

1049 Princess Beatrice and Henry of Battenbérg, Marriage 1885, Bronze Medal, byA Wyon, theirconjoinedbustsleft,revheraldicachievementofarms,datebelow,64mm(BHM3183;E1718).Good extremely fine. £80-120

PrincessBeatricewasQueenVictoria’syoungestchild.TheyweremarriedatWhippinghamchurchontheIsleofWight,butherhusbanddiedoffeverontheAshantiexpeditionof1896.ShedevotedherlifetotranscribingVictoria’sjournals,butdestroyingthosepartsshedeemedunsuitableforpublication.

1050 Ireland,RoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinIreland,SilverMedal,byJWoodhouse,awarded1888,armsofthecollege,revfieldengraved“Prize medal in surgery PRESENTED TO G W Dawson by Sir William Stokes and Professor Hamilton 1888”, 39mm(ForrerVI/552).Good very fine. £60-80

1051 GreatBritain/Germany,VisitofWilhelmII toEnglandand theNavalReviewoffSpithead1889,BronzeMedal,byLauer,uniformedbustofKaiserWilhelmfacingleft,revlineofthirteenBritishbattleships,bustofVictoriaabove,60mm(BHM3368;E1750;MH643).Good extremely fine, rare. £120-150

1052 RoyalAgriculturalSocietyExhibitionatWindsor1889,Bronze-giltHollowMedal,byCountessFvonGleichen,crownedbustofQueenVictorialeft,revCommerceseatedonabenchholdscorn sheaf and laurel wreath, WINDSOR A.D.MDCCCLXXXIX around, 76mm, in velvet-linedleathercaseofissuewithgiltcrownonlid(BHM3379).About as issued but minor field hairlines, very rare and attractive. £200-250

LadyFeodoraGleichen(1861-1922),ofAnglo-Germannobleparentage,maintainedanartstudioinStJames’Palace.TheSociety’sjubileeshowwasheldinWindsorGreatParkinJune,QueenVictoriabeingPresidentthatyear.

1053 WorshipfulCompanyofCutlers,CityofLondon,GoldOvalPast-Master’sBadge,named toRobert James Beauchamp, Company arms, elephants on hind legs, support crested shieldofarms, revengravedmotifsandnameetc,“Robert James Beauchamp Livery 19th February 1866 Assistant 21st February 1894”,totalweightapprox66g,45mmx35mm,silhouettedelephantsuspenderbackedwithCityarms.Beautifully made, extremely fine and extremely rare. £2500-2800

TheCutlers’CompanyisoneofthemostancientoftheCityofLondonliverycompaniesandreceiveditsfirstRoyalCharterfromHenryVin1416.

1054 Victoria,DiamondJubilee1897, theofficial largeGoldMedal,byGWdeSaulles,oldveiledbustleft,revyouthfuldiademedheadleft,afterWWyon,55.5mm,totalweight93.07g,incaseofissue(BHM3506).Matt surface, minor scuffs, extremely fine. £2000-2500

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1055 EdwardVII,Coronation1902,smallGoldMedal,byAFenwick,conjoinedcrownedbustsleft,revarms,22mm,15ct,totalweight8.4g,Birminghamhallmark,suspensionloopandring(BHM3766var).Matt surface, mint state. £200-250

1056 LiveryCompany,WorshipfulCompanyofPoulters,SilverPrizeMedal,awarded1913toMrsAEdwards,achievementofarms,rev legendwithinwreath,44mm,incaseofissue.Almost as issued. £50-70

1057 RoyalMilitaryAcademyWoolwich,TheKing’sMedal,Gold,56.3g,awarded1922,byBertramMackennal, bust left of George V, name and titles around, rev ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMYWOOLWICHinthreelinesabovelaurels,HISMAJESTYTHEKING’SMEDALonborderaround,edgeengraved1922NORMANALEXANDERMAITLANDSWETTENHAM,45mm, inred leathercaseofissue(BHM4000).As issued, very rare and attractive. £1500-1800

Themedalwasfirstawardedin1897.NAMSwettenhamjoinedtheRoyalEngineers,endinghismilitarycareerwiththerankofBrigadier,whereuponhejoinedMinistryofHealth’sLimbFittingCentreatRoehampton.HewasalsoarelationofSirFrankSwettenham,agreatcolonialofficialinMalaya.

1058 ElizabethII,VisittoGermany,GoldMedalorMedallic3-Ducats,1965,crownedbustright,revcross of National flowers, value and fineness in centre, 25mm, 980 fine, total weight 10.45g.Frosted image on brilliant field, mint state. £250-300

WORLDMEDALS

Algeria

1059 Ferdinand, duc d’Orléans (1810-1842), Gilt-bronze Belgian Memorial Medal, 1842, by Hart,uniformedbustleft,revBelgicaattomb,BELGIQUEandALGERIEontablettoeitherside,72mm(Escande49).Good very fine and rare. £800-1000

Louis-Philippe’s four sons, the Dukes of Orléans, Nemours, Joinville andAumale each served France fighting theindigenouspeoplesofAlgeria,ledbyAbd-el-Kader.HavinginvadedAlgeriain1830thestrugglecontinuedtillAbd-el-Kader[Abdal-Qādiral-Jazā’irī]surrenderedin1847.

1060 Ferdinand, duc d’Orléans (1810-1842), Copper Belgian Memorial Medal, 1842, by Hart,uniformedbustleft,revBelgicaattomb,BELGIQUEandALGERIEontablettoeitherside,72mm(Escande49).Extremely fine and rare. £300-400

1061 Algeria/France,TheConquestofAlgeria,CopperMedal,1830,byCaqué,BellonaandVictoryflyoverwoundedsea-horse,revlegendwithinwreath,LECOMPTEDEBOURMONT,GÉNERALENCHEFDEL’ARMÉEFRANÇAISE,41mm(Escande5).Very fine. £40-60

Egypt

1062 Egypt/France,OfficialVisitofKingFuadtoFrance,October1927,BronzeMedal,byFalize,bustofthekingwithArabiclegendsaround,revoverabackdropofthesun’srays,anobeliskinfrontoftheArcdeTriomph,anEgyptianlotustotheleft,arosetotherightwithlaurelbetweenthem,legend,72mm.Extremely fine. £100-150

Ethiopia

1063 HaileSelassie(1930-1974),CoronationMedal,gilt-copper,25.90g,crownedbustofHaileSelassieleft,rev imperialmonogramintrilobe,plainedge,40mm(cfGillS9a).Good very fine. £80-100

France

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1064 MarieLeszczynska,QueenofFrance(1703-1768),SilverJeton,1745,byDuVivier,fortheRoyalHousehold,bustleft,revavineclimbsupatree,29mm(HCz-).Extremely fine. £200-240

MariewasthedaughterofStanislasLeszczynski,whobecameKingofPolandin1704.By1745theQueenhadhad10childrenandtheyoungerLouisXVledaseparatelifewithasuccessionofmistresses.Sheheldherowncourtinherchambers,receivingguestsandcarryingoutceremonialfunctionsandheardmasstwiceeachday.

1065 MarieLeszczynska,QueenofFrance(1703-1768),SilverJeton,1745,byDuVivier,fortheRoyalHousehold,bustleft,revradiantstarinemptysky,29mm(HCz-).Extremely fine. £150-200

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1066 ThePeaceofAmiens,SilverMedal,1802,byNeuss,Peacewithtridentpointingtotwoshipsontranquilsea,rev legendintenlines,31.5mm(Br206;Julius1069;Pax730). Extremely fine, scarce. £200-250

1067 NapoleonBonaparte,CoronationCelebrations1804,SilverMedal,byNBrenet,conjoinedbustsofNapoleonandJosephineright,revlaureateFrencheagle,edgeplain,35mm(Br359).Extremely fine with some steel-blue iridescent toning, rare in silver. £150-180

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1068 NapoleonBonaparte, largeLead-backedBronzedClichéPortraitMedal,Napoleon’s laureatebustleft,byAndrieu,140mm.Extremely fine. £120-150

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1069 NapoleonBonaparte, largeLead-backedClichéPortraitMedal,Brass-gilt colour,Napoleon’slaureatebustleft,byAndrieu,140mm.Almost extremely fine, minor marks in field. £120-150

1070 Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Marie-Louise, large Lead-backed Bronzed Cliché PortraitMedal, Napoleon and Josephine’s laureate and diademed busts left, by Andrieu, 140mm.Extremely fine. £120-150

Theconjoinedportraitwasusedatthetimeoftheirmarriagein1810

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1071 NapoleonBonaparte,ExileonElba1814-1815,SilverMedal,byBrenetandDenon, laureatebustofNapoleonright,revdenudedfemalesitsonrockyseashorewatchedbyaneagle,zodiacsignsonborderaround,edgeplain,41mm(Br1583).Good very fine, the reverse better, rare in silver. £200-300

1072 Louis-Philippe I (1830-1848), Gold Prize Medal, 1831, by Caqué, bare head of king left, rev CONCOURSDEDOUAI/1ERPRIXD’EXECUTION/ALAVILLEDECONDE/1831,withinwreath,30.30g.With a suspension loop, about very fine. £400-500

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1073 France/Ireland,PatricedeMacMahon,PresidentoftheRepublic1873-1879,BronzeMedal,byJ-CChaplain,uniformedbustofMacMahonleft,rev crossedcannonwithswordandlaurels,crownabove,mottoSICNOSSICSACRATVEMUR,69mm(CGMP3/75).About extremely fine. £60-80

PatricedeMacMahon(1808-1893)wasdescendedfromtheIrishwholeftIrelandaftertheBattleoftheBoynein1690.ThereverselegendisthemottooftheMacMahonclan.

Germany

1074 Prussia,FrederickII,theGreat(1712-1740-1786),BrassTobaccoBox,1755,byJohanAKettelman,commemorating the Lisbon earthquake and tidal wave, the lid with half-length bust ofFrederick,turnedtoface,withcrownedmonogramaboveandtrophiesbelow,thebottomwithtwovignettesofLisbon [Lissabon), legendsbelow,one tranquil, theother showing the tidalwavecrushingbuildingsandthecity’sdestruction,1NOV1755,142mmx47mmx30mm.Some damage and splits at seams, but generally in good order. £120-150

India

1075 Forestry,SirWilliamSchlich,KCIE,FRS(1840-1925),BronzeMemorialPlaquette,byAlphonseMauquoy,Schlichseatedatdesk,treesseenthroughwindow,revhisachievementslisted,withinoakwreath,68mmx45mm(Pudd925.2,R3).Good very fine, rare. £200-250

WilliamSchlich,bornatDarmstadtandeducatedthereandattheuniversityofGiessen.In1866heenteredtheIndianForestsDepartment,becameConservatorofForests in1871,and tenyears later, Inspector-GeneralofForests to theGovernmentofIndia.ApioneerofthestudyofforestryinEngland,heorganisedthefirstschoolatCooper’sHill,whichtransferredtoOxfordin1905 wherehewasappointedProfessorofForestry.AlphonseMauquoy(1880-1954),Belgiansculptorandmedallist

1076 Bombay, Silver Jubilee Olympic Games, Silver Committee Member’s Medal, 1935, bustof George V and Queen Mary left, COMMITTEE engraved below, rev Indian “Victory”holdswreathoverheadofthefirstofalineofathletes,42mm(Pudd-;ThakkarSports-6).Extremely fine. £180-220

ThereversedesigninspiredbytheofficialParis1924Participants’medal

Italy

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1077 The Emperor Claudius (41-54), uniface Bronze Medal, after the Antique, laureate head left,CLAVDIVSCASSAR,84mm,asomewhatlatercastofa16thcenturyoriginal.Very fine. £200-250

TiberiusClaudiusDrususNeroGermanicuswasborninLugdunum(Lyon)in10BC,theyoungestsonofNeroDrusus(Tiberius’brother)andofAntoniatheyounger(thedaughterofMarcAntonyandOctavia).

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1078 JohnVIIIPalaeologus(1392-1425-1448),EmperorofConstantinople,BronzeMedal,byAntoniodiPuccioPisano,calledPisanello,bustrightinwide-brimmedhatwithtallcrown,revEmperoronhorsebacktoright,bywaysidecross,94mm(Kress1,Hill,Corpus19).A late but decorative aftercast, very fine. £200-300

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1079 Leonello d’Este (1407-1441-1450), Marquess of Ferrara, Bronze Medal, 1444, by Antonio diPuccioPisano,calledPisanello,bust leftwithcropped,curledhair,rev cupid teachinga lion[Leonello]tosing,OPVSPISANIPICTORIS,98mm(Kress10,11;Hill,Corpus32).Aftercast, perhaps 18th century, good fine. £250-350

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1080 DomenicoNovelloMalatesta(1418-1429-1465),LordofCesena,BronzeMedal,byAntoniodiPuccioPisano,calledPisanello,bustleft,revMalatestainarmour,kneelsbeforewaysidecrucifix,82mm(Kress15;Hill,Corpus35).A late aftercast, good fine. £120-150

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1081 AlfonsoVofAragon(1394-1442-1458),KingofNaplesandSicily,BronzeMedal,byAntoniodiPuccioPisano,calledPisanello,bustrightbetweenhelmandcrown, revaneagle,withotherbirdsofprey,standsoverdeadfawn,108mm(Kress19;Hill,Corpus41).A late aftercast, perhaps 19th century, very fine. £150-200

1082 Marcus Croto, Bronze Medal by the ‘Medallist of the Roman Emperors’, bare head right,MARCVS CROTO, rev Croto on horseback to left, rides over shield and helmet, VICTORIAEAGVSTE–SC,anunevenroundmedal,59.5mmatwidest(Kress205;Morgenroth72;ArmII,129.7).An old but later cast, nearly very fine, rare. £150-200

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1083 LorenzodeMedici,Lorenzo il Magnifico(1448-1492),BronzeMedal,c.1490’s,byNiccolòdiForzoreSpinelli,bustleft,hairlongreachingtoshoulders,revFlorenceseatedundertree,holdingspriginrighthand,TVTELAPATRIE/FLOR–ENTI,85mm(Pollard,Bargello227;Kress257,obv).A late cast, high relief on thin flan, perhaps 18th century, but the portrait well defined, very fine. £150-200

Thereversea“clumsywork”[Pollard],intentedforanother,slightlylargermedal.

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1084 GiovannAntoniodeiContiGuidi(1459-c.1501),BronzeMedal,byNiccolòdiForzoreSpinelli,bustleft,wearingcap,reveagleonbranchoverarmsofGuidiofRomagna,90.5mm(Pollard,Bargello239;Hill,Corpus978).A late aftercast, very fine. £100-150

1085 Niccolo Todini by Domenico Poggini, cast Bronze Portrait Medal, c.1585-1590, Todini’s bustrightwearingarmourandruff,NICOL.TODIN.ANC.ARCIS.S.ANG.PREFECTVS(NiccoloTodini,Anconan,captainof theCastelSant’Angelo)around,rev viewof theCastelSant’Angelo inRome,43mm(PollardI/392;Att823;Hill&Pollard345).About very fine, strong portrait in high relief, probably at onetime with a suspension loop at 12 o’clock, now removed, rare. £250-350

NiccoloTodiniwasappointedcaptainoftheCastelSant’Angeloin1585byPopeSixtusV.HewasmarriedtothePope’snieceandheldofficeuntil1591.ThemedalsofPogginidatetobetween1552andhisdeathin1590.TheCastelwasoriginallybuiltbyHadrianbutlaterconvertedintoapapalfortressconnectedtotheVaticanbyanundergroundtunnel.

PapalMedals

1086 Pope Pius V, Ghislieri (1504-1566-1572), Copper Medal, by Giovan Federico Bonzagni, calledFederigoParmense,bustright,revChriststillsthetempest,31mm(Linc643);ClementX,Altieri(1670-1676),AnnualMedal,yr4,byCLucenti,bustleft,revSaintsPeterandPaul,35mm(Linc1321);InnocentXI,Odescalchi(1676-1689),AnnualMedal,yr3,Pewter;others(2),alsopewter,ofBenedictXIV,Lambertini(1740-1758),yr1;andClementXIV,Ganganelli(1769-1774),31mm-35mm, these fine to very fine;and19thCenturyWhiteMetalMedal, theStBartholomew’sDayMassacre,35mm,withprinteddescription,this as struck.(6) £70-100

1087 Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagno (1502-1572-1585), Annual Medal, Bronze, 1580, by GianFederigoBonzagna(calledFederigoParmense),bustrightwearingcope,revthePonteEmilio,VIATORVMSALVTIPELIA,39mm(Lincoln73).A later strike, extremely fine. £80-120

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1088 InnocentX,Giovanni Battista Pamphilj [Pamphili] (1574-1644-1655),Jubilee1650,AnnualMedal,Bronze,byGaspareMola,bustrightwearingtiaraandcope,revthePope,watchedbybishops,knocksbricksfromtheHolyDoor,OSTIVMCOELIAPERTVMINTERRIS,38mm(Bartolotti650;Lincoln1124).A later strike, extremely fine. £50-80

1089 AlexanderVII,Fabio Chigi (1599-1655-1667),AnnualMedal,Bronze,year8,1662,byGaspareMorone,bust left,wearing tiaraandcope, revholydove radiatesabove theCattedradiSanPietro within the Vatican, PRIMA SEDES FIDEI REGVLA ECCLESIÆ FVNDAMENTVM, 42mm(Lincoln 1214; Weber 354; Miselli 600; Modesti 134). A late strike from original dies, the revese somewhat convex, otherwise choice extremely fine. £120-150

Thereverseisanaccuratedepictionofthegilt-bronzeCattedra di San Pietro(throneofStPeter)intheapseabovethemainaltar,whichwasdesignedbyGianLorenzoBerninibetween1647and1653,tocontainawoodenandivorychairthatStPeterhimselfissaidtohaveused.Aboveit,Berniniplacedawindowofthinalabastersheetsthatdiffusesagoldenlightaroundthedove,symboloftheHolySpirit,inthecentre

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1090 InnocentXI,Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1676-1689),AnnualMedal,year12,1688,byGiovanniHamerani,bustrightwearingtiaraandcope,revHopestandswithanchor,SPERENTINTEQVINOVERVNTNOMENTVVM,38mm(Bartolotti688;Lincoln1475).A late strike from original dies, extremely fine. £60-80

1091 AlexanderVIII, Pietro Vito Ottoboni(1610-1689-1691),theCanonisationofLorenzoGiustiniani,Bronze Medal, undated, by Giovanni Hamerani, bust right wearing tiara and cope, revLorenzoGiustiniani, enthronedandnimbate,LAVRENTIOIVST INSSALBVMRELATO,37mm(Voltolina1091;Miselli260/271;Börner1259;Lincoln1487).Possibly a late strike from original dies, extremely fine. £60-80

LorenzoGiustiniani(1381-1456)wasBishopandfirstPatriarchofVenice.

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1092 Alexander VIII, Pietro Vito Ottoboni (1610-1689-1691), Silver Medal, 1689, by Hamerani, bustofthePopetoright,rev legendanddateinfourlineswithinwreath,20.46g.An excess of metal on the edge of the reverse at 7 o’clock and some hairlines in the obverse fields, otherwise toned, about extremely fine. £80-100

1093 Innocent XII, Antonio Pignatelli (1615-1691-1700), Annual Medal, Bronze, year 4, 1695, byGiovanniHamerani,bustright,wearingtiaraandcope,revfaçadeoftheCuriaInnocenziana,IVSTITIÆETPIETATI,36mm(Bartolotti695),Extremely fine. £60-80

1094 10951094 Clement XI, Giovanni Francesco Albani (1649-1700-1721), Bronze Medal, undated, bust right,

wearingtiaraandcope,revfaçadeoftheSantaMariaMaggiorefromthePiazzadell’Esquilino,showing the apse, SAC BAS S MARIÆ MAIORIS, 37mm (Lincoln 1590; Weber 332). Extremely fine. £70-90

1095 BenedictXIII,Pier Francesco Orsini (1649-1724-1730),BronzeMedal,yr1,1724,byErmenegildoHamerani, bust left with camauro, mozzetta and stole, rev the Orsini rose, DE RORE COELI,24mm(Miselli172/182;Börner1320;Martinorip.132).Extremely fine. £40-60

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1096 ClementXII(1730-1740),BasilicaofStJohnLateran1733,largeBronzeMedal,byOttoHamerani,PopeClementinprofilerightgivingblessing,revtheporticoofStJohnLateran,71mm(Lincoln1779).Extremely fine, die flaws on the reverse. £200-250

1097 Pius IX, Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti (1792-1846-1878), Jubilee 1875, gilt impressions of theobverseandreverseofamedal,byFLangmann,bustleft,revPapalarmsornatelysetoncrossedkeys, 63.5mm, in (distressed) velvet-lined leather case of issue, arms on lid. Nearly extremely fine. £70-90

1098 PiusXII, Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-1939-1958),SilverAnnualMedal,year3,1944,byMistruzzi,bustleft,revChriststandswithgrievingwidow,motherandchild,soldierandfallencomrade,MISEREORSVPERTVRBAM,44mm,incaseofissue(BartolottiE841;Rinaldi135;Cusumano-Modesti22).Lightly toned, mint state. £70-90

Anenvelopewiththename“R.N.Bridge”states“GiventomeattheVaticanin1944”.

1099 PiusXII, Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (1876-1939-1958),AnnoMariano,SilverMedal,year 16, 1954, by Mistruzzi, bust left, rev Pope kneels before monument to the ImmaculateConception, MARIALEM ANNVM RELI-GIOSE AVSPICATOR MCMLIV, 44mm, in case of issue(BartolottiE954;Rinaldi148).Lightly toned, mint state. £70-90

1100 VictorEmanuelIII(1869-1947,King1900-1946),MinistryofEducation,SilverMedal,undated,bySperanza,bareheadleft,revlegendaroundcentralspacefornaming,46mm,incaseofissue.Lightly toned, mint state. £60-80

Malaysia

1101 KualaLumpur,StMary’sChurch,WhiteMetalSundaySchoolAttendanceMedal,1909,Christpreachestochildren,revlegends,51mm.Extremely fine, rare. £150-200

Russia

1102 PeterI,CopperMedal,1725,onhisDeath,byJADassier,38mm,very fine;AlexanderI,SilverRouble,1802(Bit28),damaged, fine.(2) £60-80

1103 Russia/France,AlexanderI,StayinParis1814,BronzeMedal,byAndrieu, laureatebustofAlexanderIofRussiaright,rev Historyseatedunderatreeinscribestablet,41mm(Br1484).Good extremely fine, of good colour. £130-160

1104 Church of St Isaac at St Petersburg, Bronze Medal, 1858, by J Wiener, exterior view of thecathedral,revtheinterior,59mm(vanHoydonck158).First appearances of obverse die crack, dappled patina, extremely fine. £300-500

1105 Arrival of Russian Navy at Toulon, Bronze Medal, 1893, by J C Chaplain, conjoined headsrepresentingRussiaandFranceleft,claspedhandsbelow,RUSSIEFRANCE,revfemalefigure,Toulon,standsattheharbourwelcomingthefleet,VISITEDEL’ESCADRERUSSEATOULON13OCTOBRE1893,inexergue,PARISLYONMARSEILLE,70mm(Diakov1087.1).Good extremely fine with attractive patina. £120-150

1106 NicholasII(1868-1918,Tsar1894-1917)andAlexandra,VisittoFrance,BronzeMedal,1896,byJCChaplain,conjoinedbustsright,heinuniform,shediademed,revlegendoverwreathwitharmsofRussiaandFranceabove,70mm(Diakov1212.1).Faint cabinet wear, extremely fine. £100-120

1107 ArrivaloftheRussianFleetatCherbourg,5thOctober1896,SilverMedal,byFVernon,figureof Gallia representing France, standing on the shore welcomes the Russian fleet, behindher a Genius with the Russian flag, rev French and Russian flags above anchor and pileofarms,viewofCherbourgbehind,GALLIARVSSORVMIMPERATORIETCLASSIHOSTIBVSAMICISSIMISSALVTEM,70mm(Diakov1215.1).Light surface marks, nearly extremely fine, rare in silver. £800-1000

1108 Arrival of the Russian Fleet at Cherbourg, 5th October 1896, Bronze Medal, by F Vernon,GalliawelcomestheRussianfleet,behindheraGeniuswiththeRussianflag,revFrenchandRussianflagsaboveanchoreandpileofarms,viewofCherbourgbehind,GALLIARVSSORVMIMPERATORI ET CLASSI HOSTIBVSAMICISSIMIS SALVTEM, 70mm (Diakov 1215.1). Good very fine. £100-120

1109 St George Cross, Third Class Silver, WWI period, award number 69 713, on ribbon. Very fine. £250-300

USA

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1110 Hudson-FultonCelebration, largeBronzeMedal,1908,byEmilFuchs, issuedinthenameoftheAmericanNumismaticSocietyandtheCelebrationCommissionandstruckbyWhitehead-Hoag, Hendrik Hudson on deck of the Halve Maen, rev Navigation, Commerce and HistoryseatedwithmodelofRobertFulton’sNorthRiverSteamboat,101mm.Good very fine. £80-120

TurkeyandtheOttomanEmpire

1111 Greece, IndependencefromtheOttomanEmpire,Gilt-bronzeCalendarMedal1825,ProoforTrial struck on separate flans, by C Pfeuffer, dove flies over landscape with, left, cross overchurchandright,crescentmoonovercastle,revcalendarshowingSundaysandmoonphases,42mm.Choice extremely fine and extremely rare.(2) £1000-1200

1112 France / England, Napoleon III and Victoria, Victories in the Crimea, Large Copper Medal,1854,by JHart, conjoinedbusts left,namesaboveandbelow, revvastassemblyofOttomanmilitarytrophiesbeforedomeofmosque,ALAGLOIREDESARMÉESALLIÉES-ALMA20SEPTBALAKLAVA25OCTINKERMANN5NOV,72mm(Divo214).Extremely fine. £2000-3000

1113 Russia/Turkey,TheCrimeanWar,allianceofFranceandGreatBritaintochallengeRussia’sinfluenceoftheOttomanEmpire,BronzeMedal,1854,byHart,conjoinedbustsofNapoleonIIIandVictoria,NAPOLEONVICTORIA,rev Victoryseatedinscribingonapyramid,behindwhichthe distinctive dome and two of the minarets of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, 72mm. Extremely fine. £800-1000

1114 Sultan Abdulaziz I (1830-1861-1876), Visit to London 1867, Copper Medal, issued by theCorporationoftheCityofLondon,byJS&ABWyon,bustoftheSultanright,wearingfez,revLondiniagreets thefigureofTurkey,behind to left and right,StPaul’sCathedralandHagiaSophia,77mm,inoriginalcaseofissue(BHM2872;Welch10).Surface marks, very fine and scarce, only 400 specimens struck. £400-600

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1115 Egypt/Germany,TheExhibitionofEgyptianTreasuresfromGermanExcavations,Berlin,Brass‘Souvenir’Medalet,1896,SphinxandPyramids,revarmorialshield,Arabiclegendanddates,23mm.Very fine, scarce. £150-200

ThecentrepieceoftheexhibitionwasareconstructionofthetempleatEdfu,whichwastogreatlyinfluencetheEgyptianrevivalbuildingsofGropius.

1116 Germany, Prussia, Wilhelm II, Silver Gedenkthaler, by O Oertel, Visit to Palestine and theDedicationoftheEvangelicalLutheranChurchoftheRedeemer,Jerusalem,bareheadright,revfaçadeoftheChurch,letterededge,35mm(Whiting816;Marienburg-;BDMIV,303).Scuffed, good very fine. £100-120

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1117 Germany,Prussia,WilhelmII,SilverGedenkthaler,byOOertel,VisittoPalestineandtheChurchoftheHolySepulchre,equestrianportraittoright,revfaçadeofthechurch,letterededge,35mm(Marienburg-;BDMIV,303).Extremely fine. £140-180

1118 Generalfeldmarschall von der Goltz (1843-1916), Silver Medal, 1914-1915, by Fritz Eue and[reverse] Grünthal, uniformed bust right, rev Goltz reviews a march-past, 34mm (Zetzmann2097).Matt surface, extremely fine. £250-300

Wilhelm Leopold Colmar, Baron von der Goltz (1843-1916) served as commander in chief of Turkish forces inMesopotamiaandsuccessfullyconductedtheSiegeoftheAnglo-IndianforceinKut-al-Amara,1916

1119 Bulgaria,Ferdinand I (1861-1948,Regent1887,King1908-1918),PortraitPlaquette,1915,Zinc,byARWeinberger,uniformedbustleftwearingfurcap,revstandingTeutonicknightrestingonshieldofarms,65mmx45mm(Dogan6708).Very fine though some spotting on the obverse. £180-220

Weinberger uses the reverse, with the shield depicting the arms of Germany,Austria and Turkey, on a number ofplaquettesandalsoconvertsitforuseoncircularmedals.

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1120 Russia/Turkey,TheTripleAllianceofGermany,HungaryandTurkey,SilverMedal,1915,bySturmandBall,headsoftherespectivenations’leaders,SOLIDEOGLORIA,reveagleonbranch,34mm(Zetzmann3033).As struck. £120-150

1121 Iran [underOttomanrule],BagdadRailways,Germanparticipation in thebuildingof thetunnels under the Rivers Taurus and Anamus, Silver Medal, 1916, by Maximilian Dasio,TurkishfigurereceivescornucopiaefromAustria,revshieldsofTurkeyandGermany,TAVRVSDURCH-SCHLAGDEZEMBER1916,38mm(Kubinsky/Döry31.Weber93A).Extremely fine and very rare. £700-900

In1914,attheoutbreakofWorldWarI,thesecondphaseoftheBagdadrailwaywasalmostcompleteexceptfortheTaurusandAnamustunnels.WhilsttheBritishretainedcontrolovertheSuezCanal,theBaghdadRailwayservedasasymbolofthegrowinginfluenceofGermanyintheMiddleEast.

1122 Iran [underOttomanrule],BagdadRailways,Germanparticipation in thebuildingof thetunnels under the Rivers Taurus andAnamus, Bronze Medal, 1916, by Maximilian Dasio,TurkishfigurereceivescornucopiaefromAustria,revshieldsofTurkeyandGermany,TAVRVSDURCH-SCHLAGDEZEMBER1916,38mm(Kubinsky/Döry31.Weber93A).Extremely fine and very rare. £400-500

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1123 TurkishAthleticFederation,Turkey/Spainmeeting,BronzeMedal,1922,Victoryholdswreathover phoenix, crescent and star above, rev logo within wreath, ISPANYA – TURKIYE, 50mm,suspensionring.Good very fine, rare. £150-200

TheobverseinspiredbytheofficialAthensOlympicParticipants’medal

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1124 Astronomy[Sweden],DanielMelanderhjelm(1726-1810),SilverMedal,1803,byCarlEnhörning,issuedbytheRoyalAcademyofScience,Stockholm,bustleftwearingOrder,revstandingfigure,VIVATMORI,40mm(HyckertS24).Extremely fine, rare. £350-400

MelanderhjelmwasappointedassociateprofessorofMathematicalPhysicsin1752,associateprofessorofPhysicsin1757andProfessorofAstronomyin1761.Hepublishednumerousworksonmathematics,astronomyandwarsciences.

1125 Astronomy,TheRoyalSociety,TheRoyalorQueen’sMedal,infrostedSilverandglazed,withsilverrim,awardedtoWilliamLassell,byWilliamWyon,diademedbustleft,revstandingfigureofSirIsaacNewton,REGINAEMVNIFICENTIAARBITRIO,namedinrimto“Willam Lassell 1858”,73mm,in(slightly distressed)caseofissue.Choice and virtually mint state. £800-1000

WilliamLassell(1799-1880)wasawardedthismedalin1858,”Forhisvariousastronomicaldiscoveriesandresearches.”Lassell,whowasborninBolton,madehisfortuneinbrewingbeforedevotinghistimeandmoneytoAstronomy.HebuiltanobservatorynearLiverpoolwitha24-inchreflectortelescope,forwhichhepioneeredtheuseofanequatorialmountforeasytrackingofobjectsastheearthrotates.In1846,justdaysafterGallediscoveredNeptune,LassellsdiscoveredTriton,theplanet’slargestmoon.In1855,hebuilta48-inchtelescope,whichheinstalledinMaltabecauseofthebetterobservingconditions.HewontheGoldMedaloftheRoyalAstronomicalSocietyin1849,andservedasitspresidentfortwoyearsstartingin1870.Aphotocopyofhisobituarypublishedin“TheObservatory”issoldwiththelot.

1126 Exploration,FirstSwedishCircumnavigation[SwedenandNorway],TheVoyageoftheFrigateEugenie,1851-1853,Gilt-bronzeMedal,byLeaAhlborn,namedonedge“HakenPehrssonRun—enBåtsmanNo11”,headofKingOscarright,revport-quarterviewofship,31mm,suspensionloop(interuptingedgenaming)(MH314).Very fine and rare. £350-400

HisSwedishMajesty’s, frigateEugenie,40guns,CaptainChristianAdolfVirgin (1797-1870), leftEurope inOctober,1851,passedthroughtheStraitsofMagellaninFebruary,1852andsailingcircuitouslythroughthePacific,visitedtheGalapagos,Panama,theSandwichIslands,SanFrancisco,Otaheite[Hawaii],theFriendlyIslandsandSydney.ShethensailedintotheIndianOceanandfromAustraliawenttotheCaralinasandtheLadrones,Canton,Manila,Singapore,Batavia,andtheMauritius.ShelefttheCapeofGoodHopeonthe20thApril,andsailedfromStHelenaonthe4thMay.Hercrewconsistedof340hands,twoofwhomdiedoffever,onebyafallfromtherigging,andtwodeserted.TheshiparrivedinPlymouthon8June1853.Themedalwasissuedtotheofficers,crewandscientists(amongstwhomwasthebotanistNilsJohanAndersson(1821-1880).

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1127 Exploration, Polar Exploration, HMS Discovery, Gold Stick-pin, c.1904, with reverse paintedglass‘crystal’depicting,port-sideviewoftheship,stuckfastintheAntarcticice,approx26mmx22mm. £250-350

HMSDiscovery,thelastwoodenthree-mastedshiptobebuiltinBritain,waslaunchedon21March1901,designedforAntarcticresearch.HerfirstmissionwastheBritishNationalAntarcticExpedition,carryingRobertFalconScottandErnestShackletonontheirfirst,successfuljourneytotheAntarctic,knownasthe“DiscoveryExpedition”. Inpreparationforthewinterof1902,ScottdroppedanchorinMcMurdoSound,wheretheshipwastoremain,lockedin ice, for the next two years. HMS Discovery was eventually freed on 16 February 1904 by the use of controlledexplosivesandfinallysailedforhome,arrivingbackatSpitheadon10September1904.Shewasre-designatedRRS(RoyalResearchShip)Discovery in1923then,in1936,becameatrainingshipfortheBoyScouts.RRSDiscovery isnowamuseum,thecentrepieceofDundee’s“DiscoveryPoint”.

1128 Horticulture [Belgium], Horticultural Exposition, Brussels, celebrating 50 years of NationalIndependence,BronzeMedal,1880,byVeyrat,Athenaheadleft,revcentrallegendwithinwreath,namesoffamousbotanistsaround,headedbyLinneaus,51mm(Medicina136).Virtually mint state. £200-250

1129 OlympicGames,London1908,SilverParticipant’sMedal,byBMackennalforVaughton,twovictorious athletes in quadriga, rev Fame standing holding laurel spray and trumpet, 51mm(BHM3963);SilverandBronzeMedalsoftheNorthamptonInstituteofGymnastics,1901,TeamPrize,GymnasticsandMembersTeamCompetition,TugofWar,namedtoFRBEmslie,51mm.All nearly extremely fine, first with matte surface.(3) £300-400

IntheOlympicGamestheNorthamptonInstitutewasrepresentedinthreebranchesofthegames:- Gymnastics,wrestlingandboxing.IngymnasticsEWPottstookfirstplaceandJTCook31stplace.InwrestlingHEBailliewasdefeated.InboxingHHJohnsonreachedthesemi-finalforthelightweights.TheNorthamptonInstitute,whichwasLondon-based,hostedtheboxing,whilsttheWomen’sandtheMen’sGymnasticClubseachtookpartindisplays. TheParticipants’medalswerealsoofferedtoofficialswhilsteachof the2184participantsreceivedtheirstogetherwiththeirCompetitor’sBadge.ItisassumedthatFRBEmsliereceivedhismedalinanofficialcapacity.

1130 OlympicGames,Tokyo,Japan,1964,Participant’sMedal,patinatedBronze,byTOkamotoandKTanaka,runnersandswimmer,revlegend,61mm.Extremely fine. £200-250

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1131 Slavery [Brazil], Morro Velho Gold Mines, Silver Slaves Medal for Good Conduct, c.1848,bare-footedslavestandswithonehandoutstretched,theotherrestingonanchor,revMORROVELHO–PREMIODEBOACONUCTA,38mm(Cavalcanti59).Very fine with deep tone, ‘clip’ mark to top edge from where suspension loop has been removed, extremely rare. £200-250

Anotewiththemedalstates,“MorroVelhoslavemedalofFreedom…givenbydyingslavetoamissionary.GiventomebyanOldLadyasapartinggiftwhenleavingChiswick”. Theimageoftheslavederived,perhaps,fromCF Carter’s 1834 medal to commemorate theAbolition of Slavery. Viscondessa de Cavalcanti’sCatalogo das Medalhas Brazileiras,liststhemedalunder“Abolitionofslavery”andattributesitto1848.Shealsoquotes“SrHopkin,presidentofthecompanyin1888”whosaidthatby1882allbut28hadbeenemancipated.

Morro Velho is a complex of gold mines located near the city of Nova Lima in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, inoperationsince1835,itistheworld’soldestcontinuouslyworkedmine.TheEnglish-ownedStJohndelReyMiningCompanywasthelargestslaveholderintheBrazilianprovinceofMinasGeraisduringthesecondhalfofthenineteenthcentury.TheexplorerSirRichardBurtonandhiswifeLadyIsabel,visitedtheminesandhisaccount,Explorations in the Highlands of Brazil,publishedin1869,tellsofthefortnightlySlaveMuster.HedescribeshowoneveryotherSunday,earlyinthemorning,overathousandslaves,men,womenandchildren,alldressedinaspecialwardrobeassignedbythesuperintendent(butbare-footed),gatheredinfrontoftheCasaGrande(bighouse)wheretheselectedfewweregivenmedals,awards,andpublicrecognitionbytheoverseers.

1132 Sport,TheFestivalofEmpire–Inter-EmpireSports,1911,SilverMedalforBoxing,awardedtoWilliamHazell, themedalbyElkington,diaphanous femaleholdswreathoverglobe, revwreathandengravednaming,AWARDEDTOW.HAZELLUNITEDKINGDOMTEAM,38mm,incaseofissue.Extremely fine and extremely rare. £150-200

The Inter-EmpireSportsChampionshipsof1911,werepartof theFestivalof theEmpireheld to commemorate theCoronationofGeorgeV,anditwastheforerunneroftheCommonwealthGames.WilliamHazell,amemberoftheCityPoliceAmateurBoxingClub,wastheHeavy-WeightAmateurBoxingChampionofEnglandandScotlandandwasfullyexpectedtowinthegoldmedal,howeverhewasbeatenwithafirstroundknockoutbythegreatAustralianall-rounder,HaroldHardwick(wholikewisedismissedtheCanadianchampion,JuliusThompsonanhourlater).