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BRITISH & FOREIGN MEDALS £50 OR LESS

UPDATED 30^th JANUARY 2022

BRITISH & FOREIGN MEDALS UNDER £50

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Medals are arranged in date order I have arranged medals which are specifically Scottish, Irish or Welsh in dedicated sections at the end of the British Section. The Foreign Medals follow after the British medals Details of references contained in the descriptions can be found on the References page All descriptions and photographs are copyright of Charles Riley

BRITISH & IRISH MEDALS
6042		Cumberland, Moresby Mining token, John Brougham circa 1730, 26mm (DW 292/113; Finlay 31). Very fine.	£50
5340		Henry II, Dassier’s medal, bronze, from his series of English sovereigns (1731), helmeted and cuirassed bust right, rev. tomb with trophies, 41mm (MI i p.3; E 5). Very fine.	SOLD
6200		Nelson, Battle of Copenhagen 1801, silver medalet issued circa 1805-1810, bust of Nelson left, rev. legend in 6 lines (BHM 511), 20mm. Good very fine, scarce.	SOLD
5481		London, Covent Garden Theatre, Old Price medal 1809, silvered brass, bust of Kemble left wearing a fool’s cap, OH MY HEAD AITCHES above, OBSTINACY below, rev. O.P. (Old Price) in field, JOHN BULL’S JUBILEE, CLIFFORD FOR EVER around, 25mm. Good very fine or better. Note: the raising of prices by theatre actor-manager John Kemble caused three months of rioting at the end of 1809.	£40
5986		Napoleonic Wars, Peace of Paris 1814, brass medalet by T Kettle, woman holding laurels empties cornucopiae on quayside, ships beyond, rev. legend, 25mm (BHM 807). Very fine, pierced.	£10
6370		Princess Charlotte, death 1817, bronze medal by T Halliday, bust right, rev. biographical details in medallions around funerary urn, 38mm (BHM 949). Very fine. Notes: only legitimate child of George IV.	£35 SOLD
6279		Duke of Wellington, appointed Governor of Plymouth 1819, bronze medal by T Webb, bust left in high relief, rev. biographical legend in 35 lines, 55mm (BHM 986; E 1118; E Well 94; Br 1824). Very fine.	£50
4823		Lancashire, Pendleton, George IV Coronation Medal 1821, white metal, by T Wells, laureate bust right, rev. legend around GIVEN BY THE TOWNSHIP OF PENDLETON TO COMMEMORATE (in field) HIS MAJESTY’S CORONATION JULY 19^TH 1821, crown above, within laurel wreath, 46mm (BHM 1097, listed in bronze only). About very fine, scarce.	£40 SOLD
6285		Wiltshire, Friendly Society established 1828, bronze medal, bust of Thomas Southeron Estcourt in high relief right, rev. WILTS FRIENDLY SOCITY FOUNDED 1828, 44mm. Very fine or better.Note: Southeron Estcourt was briefly Home Secretary and was a Wiltshire MP  between 1829-1865.	£35
6339		George IV, Patron of the Arts, bronze medal (1828) by T Halliday, 42mm (BHM 1333). About very fine, some pitting.	£35
6170		George IV, death 1830, white metal medal, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia and British lion mourn by tomb, 44mm (BHM 1392). Good very fine, traces of original brilliance.	£35 SOLD
6310		Myles Coverdale, First English Bible tercentenary 1835, bronze medal, Coverdale sitting at a table indicating an open Bible, rev. a closed and locked Bible, GREAT BRITAIN UNDER THE DOMINION OF THE CHURCH OF ROME, legends around, 38mm (BHM 1692; MI I 38/28). Good extremely fine.	£45 SOLD
6426		Victoria, Marriage 1840, white metal medal, conjoined busts left, rev. Albert and Victoria before an altar, Archbishop officiating, MAY GOD PROSPER THE UNION above, 49mm (BHM 1921; WE 228-2). Very fine, rare	£25
4666		London Missionary Society, Jubilee 1844, white metal medal by J Davis, missionaries administer to natives in the tropics, rev. legend below trumpet and radiant crown, 40mm (BHM 2169). Very fine, scarce.	£40
5596		Medicine, London, St Thomas’s Hospital, William Cheselden, The Cheselden Prize Medal circa 1845, bronze, by W Wyon, a lead-filled cliché of the obverse design with suspension loop, 77mm (cf.BHM 1339; E 638; Storer 618), suitable for display on a GP’s/MD’s or surgeon’s surgery wall. Very fine.	£40 SOLD
5549		Archaeology, British Archaeological Asociation, Gloucester meeting 1846, bronze medal by W J Taylor, hand pour oil into Roman lamp, rev. shields and legends, 35mm (BHM -; E 1393 footnote; Withers 2635; DW 102/13-14). Almost extremely fine, scarce. Note: this was struck for the third annual meeting of the Society.	£40
4664		William Shakespeare, Memorial Medal 1847, white metal by Allen & Moore, bust left, rev. view of his birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, 39mm (BHM 2297). Very fine.	£40 SOLD
6324		Lord Bentinck, death 1848, bronze medal by B Wyon, bust left, rev. legend in 10 lines, 51mm (BHM 2301). Very fine. Note: MP for Kings Lynn 1826-1848	£45
5398		Birmingham & Midland Counties Exhibition established 1849, agricultural silver prize medal awarded 1851, farmyard ducks and poultry, rev. engraved ‘To Mr Edw Glover for the best 6 game chickens 1851’, 41mm, with suspension loop. Very fine, obverse better, originally glazed and frosted (now lacking glass to reverse, with consequent loss of frosting).	£35
6458		Birmingham Society of Arts & School of Design, bronze prize medal (awarded 1851) by Allen & Moore, art teacher with a male and female pupil, rev  engraved within wreath For the Best Outline from a Copy gained by Georgina Davidson aged 19, July 1851, 65mm. Very fine, several edge bruises, scarce	£40
5621		Crimean War, Death of Lord Raglan 1855, white metal medal, Monument to Raglan with PENINSULAR WATERLOO CRIMEA, around top FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN, in exergue BORN A.D. 1788, rev. View of British HQ in the Crimea, DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY above, AT HEAD QUARTERS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL JUNE 23^RD 1855. Good very fine, four corrosion spots to reverse, rare, 42mm (BHm 2570; E 1495). Notes: Raglan in fact died on 28^th June. He lost an arm at Waterloo and was appointed commander of British forces in the Crimea in 1854. Brown (BHM) remarks: “The appalling privations of the British troops during the winter of 1854-55 have been judged to be largely the result of mismanagement at home, but Raglan was made the scapegoat and worn out by his responsibilities and dysentery, he died on 28 June 1855”. The reverse is in quite high relief, which is unusual on a white metal medal of this diameter.	£45
6284		Birmingham, National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, Inaugurated 1857, bronze medal by Joseph Moore, bust of Lord Brougham right, rev. legend in 22 lines, 55mm (BHM 2602). Good very fine. Brougham was, among many things, defender of Queen Caroline at her 1820 trial and a slavery abolitionist. He had a carriage named after him.	£45
6422		Victoria, Coronation 1838, white metal medal, crowned bust left with chignon, rev. Victoria enthroned with lion at her feet, attended by Britannia, Justice and others, 51mm (BHM 1842; E 1313). Good very fine.	£35
6428		Victoria, Coronation 1838, white metal medal by T Halliday, crowned bust left with chignon, rev. Victoria enthroned by female holding a palm above her, Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia before her, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN above, 39mm. Good very fine.	£15 SOLD
6421		Victoria, Prince of Wales Christening 1842, white metal medal, conjoined busts of Victoria and Albert left, rev. Britannia offers up infant to Archbishop at a font, Hibernia and Scotia in attendance, putto above, Prince of Wales feathers in exergue, 51mm (BHM 2048). Very fine.	£35
6492		Birmingham General Institute for the Blind, Building completed 1852, bronze medal by Allen & Moore, view of a building in high relief, rev. legends, 52mm (BHM 2503; Tayllor 167b). Good very fine, some edge bruises, cleaned in the past.	£25 SOLD
6424		Victoria, Prize Medal c.1860, by Joseph Moore, bronze, crowned bust left, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG FID DEF on border around, rev. laurel wreath around field for recipient’s name, 38mm. Extremely fine,  rare	£40 SOLD
6283		Sheffield, Sunday School Union Jubilee 1862, bronze medal, bust of James Montgomery left, rev. open Bible on a cushion, dove and rays above, laurel wreath around, 38mm. Extremely fine, very rare. Notes: James Montgomery (1771-1854), radical Sheffield journalist, poet, hymn-writer and philanthropist who was heavily involved in founding Sheffield Sunday School Union in 1812, with the intention of educating working children on Sundays, especially in literacy, and fighting for child labour laws to keep children out of chimneys.	£45
6463		London, South Kensington Exhibition 1862, white metal medal by Pinches, view of West Front of exhibition building, rev. Britannia and Commerce seated on a quayside holding flags, ships beyond, 51mm (BHM 2739; Taylor 182r). Extremely fine, scarce	£45
6462		London, South Kensington Exhibition 1862 and Crystal Palace at Sydenham, white metal medal by G Dowler, south view of the Kensington exhibition building, rev, the re-erected Crystal Palace at Sydenham, 52mm (BHM 2725; Taylor 182g). Extremely fine with some original brilliance, a few digs to reverse field, rare.	£45 SOLD
6427		Prince of Wales, Wedding 1863, white metal medal by L Dodd & Son, conjoined busts of Albert Edward and Alexandra of Denmark left, rev. conjoined shields of arms, crown above, 1863 below, 42mm (BHM 2762; E 1564; WE 921). Good very fine, rare.	£20 SOLD
6412		London, Lee Blackheath & Lewisham Horticultural Society 1876, silver Award of Merit medal (awarded 1930), AWARD OF MERIT on shield scroll, legend on border around, rev. field engraved MR.A.C. PRIOR AUGUST 4^TH 1930, laurel wreath around, 39mm, rare	£40
5432		Lancashire, Preston Arts & Industry Exhibition 1865, white metal medal by Joseph Moore, shield of arms with date, rev. symbols of art and industry around Lamb of God, with laurels, 45mm (DW 94/364). Very fine, scarce.	£30
6456		London, South Kensington, Fine Art Exhibition 1873, gilt white metal medal by G T Morgan, bust of the Prince of Wales left, rev  view of the Albert Hall, 70mm (BHM 2964; E 1622). Good very fine, minor corrosion spots.	£45
6282		Sunday Schools Centenary 1880, Church of England Sunday School Institute Founded 1843, bronze medal by JA & AB Wyon, veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. open Bible within laurel wreath, 51mm (BHM 3085; E 1669). Good very fine, very rare	£50 SOLD
4766		Sussex, Brighton, Mahomed’s Gymnasium, bronze medal circa 1880, MAHOMED’S GYMNASIUM around wreath, rev. laurel wreath around field for inscription, 51mm. About extremely fine, interesting. Note: Frederick Mohamed opened the gym in 1864. He was a grandson of Sake Mohamed, an Indian who opened the United Kingdom’s first curry house.	£40
5428		Temperance, Band of Hope, white metal medal circa 1880, clasped hands above open Bible with WINE IS A MOCKER STRONG DRINK IS RACING, wreath around, rev. I PROMISE TO ABSTAIN FROM ALL INTOXICATING DRINKS AS BEVERAGES on shield, BAND OF HOPE PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE around, 38mm (Crummett BH3). Good very fine.	£10 SOLD
6247		London / Switzerland, Société des Suisses, Founded 1703, Sixpence token circa 1880, Swiss cross, rev. 6d value, 29mm (DW 192/721; W 2114). Extremely fine, rare	SOLD
6413		London, Bromley Methodist Free Church, Presentation Medal (1881), silver, by WJ Taylor, engraved METHODIST FREE CHURCH BRUCE ROAD BROMLEY LONDON, crown above, laurel and oak wreath around, rev. engraved PRESENTED TO SARAH ANN OSCROFT FOR DILIGENCE IN COLLECTING FOR THE MISSION FUND 29 NOV 1881, beaded border around, 38mm. Good very fine or better.	£40
5423		Sussex, Brighton Grammar School, Good Conduct Medal (awarded 1885), bronze, head of Athena above school arms, EST 1859 in field, BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUCKINGHAM ROAD around, rev. engraved ‘W R Pattinson GOOD CONDUCT Christmas 1885' within wreath, 51mm. Good very fine	£30
5355		Yorkshire, Ripon Millenary 1886, bronze medal, manufactured by the Royal Mint, a watchman’s horn, rev. paschal lamb, 36mm (BHM 3217). Extremely fine.	£35
5422		Cambridge University, bronze prize medal of the CUSC (University Sports Club?), by Munsey and Peters, University arms, rev. CUSC and Latin motto within laurel wreath, edge engraved 1886 100 YDS RACE 2ND H.H.WILFORD JESUS COLL., 51mm. Very fine. Note: The Rev. Herbert Hignett Wilford (1864-1937), a keen cricketer, played with the famous W G Grace. He was a longtime rector of Welney, Cambridgeshire.	£45
6376		Victoria, Golden Jubilee 1887, bronze medal by Heaton, veiled bust left, rev. legends, 32mm (BHM 3248; WE 2170-2). Extremely fine.	£35 SOLD
6379		Victoria, Golden Jubilee 1887, bronze medal by J Carter, veiled bust left, rev. radiate crown above legend in wreath, 38mm (BHM 3242; WE 2055-A2). Good very fine.	£22 SOLD
6311		Baptist Mission Centenary 1892, bronze medal, portraits in medallions of Carey, Fuller, Pearce, Sutcliff, Ryland, rev. view of a house in Kettering (Northamptonshire), CENTENARY OF BAPTIST MISSIONS 1892 above, in exergue THE HOUSE AT KETTERING IN WHICH THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY WAS FORMED OCTOBER 2^ND 1792, 45mm (BHM 3434). Good very fine, rare.	£45 SOLD
5337		Baptist Mission Centenary 1892, white metal medal, view of a house in Kettering (Northamptonshire), in exergue THE HOUSE AT KETTERING IN WHICH THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY WAS FORMED OCT 2^ND 1792, rev. scenes in medallions representing Africa, China, West Indies, India, names Carey, Fuller, Marshman, Ward around, Bible at centre, 45mm (cf. BHM 3434, not listed in white metal). Good extremely fine, a couple of corrosion spots, with later navy blue and crimson ribbon.	£18 SOLD
5984		Lancashire, Rochdale Globe Works, bronze ticket, late 19^th century, GLOBE WORKS ROCHDALE around each side, stamped 135 at centre, 32mm. Fine.	£15
6498		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897. Silver medal byThe Mint Birmingham, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. Royal arms and VICTORIA 1837-1897 within oak and laurel wreath, 39mm (BHM 3549; WE 3275-7). Good very fine, test scratch in right reverse field.	£45 SOLD
5453		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, 37mm. Very fine, traces of original silver wash to reverse.	£20
5454		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, with photographic central portrait, 37mm. Very fine.	£25
6381		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897. bronze medal by Spink, crowned and laureate bust left, rev, The Star of India, lotus flowers each side, 38mm (BHM 3519; WE 3477P-4). Very fine, rare.	£45 SOLD
6374		Band of Hope Jubilee and Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal 1897, bronze, bust of Victoria right within laurel wreath, rev. busts of Band of Hope founders facing, Mrs Ann Carlile and Rev J Tunnicliff, legends around, 38mm (Crummett BH24). Very fine, scarce.	£25
6301		Church Missionary Society Centenary 1899, bronze medal by A Wyon, 38mm. Good very fine.	£45
6250		Edward VII Accession & Royal Engineers Balloon School 1901, bronze medal by A Fenwick, conjoined busts of Edward & Alexandra left, rev. air balloon over a town, 32mm (BHM 3697; WE 4920-2; Malpas -). Almost extremely fine, rare.	£35 SOLD
6373		Edward VII & Queen Alexandra, Coronation 1902, gilt white metal medal by Pope, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned arms above wreath, CORONATION 1902 below, 45mm (WE 4500A). Extremely fine, rare without piercing.	£35 SOLD
5408		Sussex, Brighton Grammar School, Punctuality Medal (awarded 1903), bronze, head of Athena above school arms, EST 1859 in field, BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUCKINGHAM ROAD around, rev. engraved ‘E Brown PUNCTUALITY Midsummer 1903’ within wreath, 51mm. Very fine, severe digs to reverse field.	£18
5356		Worcestershire, Bromsgrove School, bronze prize medal awarded 1905, arms, rev. engraved SPORTS B HALF MILE 2^ND WON BY G G PAGE 2 MIN 25 SECS 1905, 35mm. Extremely fine.	£22
5448		Bristol, School Regular Attendance & Satisfactory Conduct Medal, bronze circa 1910, by Vaughton, Bristol arms, rev. AWARDED TO (FRANK BOWDITCH) FOR (3) YEARS within laurel wreath, 45mm (Dry 1290). Good very fine.	£18
6372		George V & Queen Mary, Coronation 1911, bronze medal by A H Darby, conjoined busts left of George V & Queen Mary left, rev. Royal arms, edge engraved SOUVENIR FROM CATESBY, 51mm (BHM 4028, WE 5053). Good very fine or better, reverse possibly onetime cleaned, rare.	£45 SOLD
6378		George V & Queen Mary, Coronation 1911, bronze medal by Elkington, conjoined busts left, rev. Plenty and Justice above Britannia holding sword below, 38mm (WE 5075A-6). Good very fine.	£20 SOLD
6286		Sir Isaac Pitman, Pitman’s Metropolitan Schools, bronze prize medal by Allan Wyon,  medal awarded (on edge) to Helen Carlin 1911, bust of Pitman left, rev. legend with laurel and palm wreath, 41mm. Extremely fine. Note: Pitman invented the shorthand which bears his name.	£18
5342		Durham, Seaham Hall 1911, Marquess & Marchioness of Londonderry as Mayor and Mayoress, white metal medal dated 31^st August 1911, conjoined busts right, rev. view of Seaham Hall, 38mm. Extremely fine, scarce.	£20
6184		Mining, North Stafford Miners Federation, uniface bronze Enoch Edwards badge (post 1912), bust of Edwards facing, NORTH STAFFORD MINERS FEDERATION DIED 1912 on border around, 38mm. Very fine, pierced twice for sewing onto clothing, scarce. Note: Enoch Edwards (1852-1912), trade unionist, President of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain in 1904, MP for Handley from 1906-1912. These badges were worn by miners to show that they were paid-up members of the Miners Federation.	£45
6319		Great War, British ‘Lusitania’ Medal 1915, iron medal after Karl Goetz, Death sells tickets to board the Lusitania, rev. the ship sinking, 56mm (BHM 4118; E 1941Ab). Extremely fine for issue.	£35
6493		Great War, British ‘Lusitania’ Medal 1915, iron medal after Karl Goetz, Death sells tickets to board the Lusitania, rev. the ship sinking, 56mm (BHM 4118; E 1941Ab). Good very fine.	£30
5981		Liverpool, Education Committee, School Attendance Medal (awarded 1921), bronze-gilt, Three Years’ Regular Attendance & Good Conduct, names to Jean Perston of St Mary’s, Liverpool arms, rev. legend within laurel wreath, 45mm, with suspender and blue ribbon (Dry 1230). Good very fine or better.	£10
6173		Sandhurst, Royal Military Collage, bronze sports prize medal (awarded 1924 for Tug of War), Royal arms over flags and trophies, rev. engraved award inscription within laurel wreath, 45mm. Good very fine or better.	£20
6178		London, Wembley, British Empire Exhibition 1924, bronze medal by Bertram Mackennal & Percy Metcalfe, crowned and ermined bust of George V left, rev. lion stature at the entrance to Wembley stadium, 51mm (BHM 4193; E 1987). Very fine but rim dings.	£30 SOLD
6473		London, London County Council Parks  Department, Lawn Tennis Grass Courts, bronze pass numbered 01441, dated 1927, 30x38mm. Very fine, scarce.	£28
5361		Liverpool, Collegiate School, bronze prize medal circa 1930, liverbird within wreath, rev. laurel wreath with space for engraving, 26mm, with suspension loop. Extremely fine.	£5
6193		Clifton College, Bristol, bronze prize medal circa 1930, by Pinches, the Discobulus with Greek legend around, rev. arms and motto of Clifton College, 44mm (Pinches p.32), in Pinches  case of issue. Extremely fine. Note: The Discobulus is a famous statue of a discus thrower, attributed to Myron. Clifton is a boys public school. Scarce.	£45 SOLD
5362		British Roller Canary Club, bronze prize medal circa 1930, canary bird singing on a perch, rev. oak wreath around a space for engraving, 31mm. Good very fine.	£10
6186		The Falkland Islands, Centenary of British sovereignty 1933, tombac medal by B Mackennal for the Royal Mint, crowned draped bust of George V left, rev: Island shield of a seal and sailing ship, with motto DESIRE THE RIGHT, legend FALKLAND ISLANDS CENTENARY 1833-1933 around, The Falkland Islands, Centenary of British sovereignty 1933, tombac medal by Bertram Mackennal for the Royal Mint, crowned draped bust of George V left, rev: Island shield of a seal and sailing ship, with motto DESIRE THE RIGHT, legend FALKLAND ISLANDS CENTENARY 1833-1933 around, 37mm (BHM 4241; E 2023A). Very fine. Notes: Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands had been disputed between Spain, Britain and Argentina for well over a century before Britain staked a definitive claim on New Year's Day 1833. On 1st April 1982 the fascist dictatorship of Argentina's General Galtieri invaded the Falklands, partly to divert domestic unrest through a populist gesture. In a bold move, British Premier Margaret Thatcher sent a Task Force to the South Atlantic, and the British armed services forced an Argentine surrender on 14th June after six weeks of intense combat.	£25 SOLD
6196		George V & Queen Mary, Silver Jubilee 1935, official silver medal by Percy Metcalfe, conjoined busts left, rev. Windsor Castle Round Tower, 32mm, 15.6g (BHM 4249; E 2029), in box of issue. Extremely fine, some iridescent steel-blue toning, mild uneven toning to reverse.	£22
6377		George V & Queen Mary, Silver Jubilee 1935, bronze medal by J Fray, conjoined busts left, rev. British lion, Britannia behind, 51mm (BHM 4266; WE 5697). Extremely fine or nearly so, obverse copper wash a little striated, rare.	£45 SOLD
4549		Hampshire, Secondary Schools Sports Prize, oval silver medal awarded 1936, by Vaughton & Son, crowned Tudor rose, rev.  engraved SENIOR GIRLS' 220 YARDS, 42x51mm, wt. 57g. Very fine.	£40
6382		Edward VII, proposed Coronation 1937, bronze-gilt medal by The Mint Birmingham, crowned bust right, rev. EDWARD VIII 1937 below Royal arms, oak and laurel sprigs at bottom, 35mm (BHM 4293; WE 6660-3). Extremely fine.	£20
6375		Edward VII, proposed Coronation 1937, bronze medal, crowned bust right, rev. Britannia standing in a portico, ship and St Paul’s cathedral beyond, 44mm (BHM 4308; WE 6820). Good extremely fine.	£30
6197		George VI & Queen Elizabeth, Coronation 1937, the official issue medal, small size bronze-gilt, by Percy Metcalf, crowned bust of George VI left, rev. crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth left, 32mm, 15.6g (BHM 4314; E 2046), in box of issue. Good extremely fine.	£25
4850		Medicine (Pathology), German Sims Woodhead medal dated 1949, bronze by JR Pinches, bust of Woodhead left , rev. engraved PROFESSOR JAMES HENRY DIBLE A TOKEN OF RESPECT & GRATITUDE 1949, legend around on border 51mm (Pinches p.65). Good very fine, scarce. Both Woodhead and Dible were eminent pathologists; Woodhead (1855-1921), Dible (1889-1971).	£45
5990		Elizabeth II, Coronation 1953, National Playing Fields Association, aluminium medal, bust right, rev. crown, 35mm (WE 8130). Good very fine or better.	£5
6194		William Shakespeare, 400^th Anniversary of Birth 1564-1964, bronze medal by Paul Vincze, bust left, rev. male and female actors or muses, WE SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN around, dates in exergue, 38mm(E 2103), in case of issue. Extremely fine.	£30
5500		The Atlantic Charter, 25^th Anniversary 1966, a pair of sterling silver medals, each 32mm, by Michael Rizello, one with Franklin D Roosevelt sitting facing right, the other with Winston Churchill sitting facing left, each with a battleship on the reverse and numbered on edge 802. Extremely fine. (2)	£45
5459		Peace in Europe, 25^th Anniversary 1970, bronze medal by D Cornell for Pinches, bust left of Winston Churchill, rev. IF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND ITS COMMONWEALTH LAST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS MEN WILL STILL SAY "THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR” on tablet between two union flags, lion’s head above, 44mm, numbered on edge No.161 (Engstrom 88). Very fine.	£20
5460		Peace in Europe, 25^th Anniversary 1970, bronze medal by D Cornell for Pinches, bust three-quarters right of Winston Churchill, rev. NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW on tablet between two union flags, lion’s head above, 44mm, numbered on edge No.161 (Engstrom 90). Very fine.	£20
6189		Stampex, bronze prize medal awarded to W F J. (‘Bill’) Hamblin 1972, after W Wyon, crowned young head bust of Victoria left, rev. a mailcoach above stamp with STAMPEX TROPHY CONTEST AWARD, within laurel wreath, edge named W.F.J. HAMBLIN 1972, 54mm, in case of issue. Good very fine. Note: Stampex is the annual London stamp fair. The potrait is William Wyon’s design as used on the Penny Black stamp.	£35
5506		Great Britain/ USA, Elizabeth II visit to USA for American Bicentenary 1976, proof sterling silver medal, bust of Queen Elizabeth II almost facing, rose, thistle and shamrock in right field, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND around, rev. the Philadelphia ‘Liberty Bell’, UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL VISIT JULY 1976 around, 55mm, wt.52g. Almost as issued, reflective fields.	SOLD
5416		English Catholicism, English College in Rome, 400^th Anniversary 1979, uniface bronze medal, 57mm. Very fine.	£8
5521		Royal Numismatic Society Sesquicentenary (150 Years) 1986 and Tenth International Numismatic Congress 1986, bronze medal by Robert Elderton, woman holding scroll at an altar, another kneeling with trowel and handful of coins, another behind the altar handling coins placed on its top, ECCE MEI TESTES below (‘behold my witness’), rev. two men pay tribute to seated female, City of London shield between them, EXPECTATI VENITE below (‘in expectation of what will come’) 57mm. About as issued, scarce; Notes: The translations are my own. I wasn’t sure if I translated ‘testes’ correctly.	£45
6010		Railways, London to Bristol Intercity Railway, 150th Anniversary 1991, bronze-gilt medal, view of 1841 locomotive and modern train, rev. firefly bird and INTERCITY across field, legend around, 63mm, by John Mosse & Robert Lowe for the Royal Mint, in case of issue with leaflet. As issued.	£35
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3186		Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland 1837, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, bronze medal by W Bain, bust right of the Duchess, her hair braided and in a bun, rev. HARRIET GEORGIANA ELIZABETH DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND 1837 in six lines, 49mm (BHM 1748; E -; C-P 124/75). Good very fine. Notes: H E G Leverson Gower (1806-1868), daughter of George Howard, sixth Earl of Carlisle, she married George Granville in 1823 who became 2^nd Duke of Sutherland in 1833. She was a close friend of Queen Victoria, first becoming Mistress of the Robes in 1837.	£40
5670		Edinburgh University, Maclaurin prize medal, white metal by C F Carter circa 1860, bust of Colin Maclaurin in high relief, rev. legend around laurel wreath, 45mm (C-P 134/6). Good very fine.	£20 SOLD
4363		Glasgow Agricultural Society, bronze prize medal circa 1880, Glasgow Arms, rev. laurel wreath, 44mm, in case of issue (lid loose). Good very fine or better.	£28
6352		Glasgow, Diamond Jubilee 1897, Childrens’ Fete Commemoration, diamond-shaped bronze medal by Vaughton, veiled head left, rev. Glasgow arms (WE 3538C-1), 31x45mm	£20
5420		St Andrews University, bronze prize medal (awarded 1900), St Andrew depicted at centre of religious scene, rev. date 1899-1900 within thistle and laurel wreath, awarded around to Margaret M Thirde (University College) for English Literature, 52mm. Very fine.	£25
5045		Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Instituted 1838, silver District Medal hallmarked Birmingham 1909, a curling match above Scottish royal arms on shield, rev. legends with space for award engraving, 41mm, with blue ribbon, suspender and bar. Extremely fine.	£30
5995		Scottish Industrial Musical Association, silver and blue enamel medal (hallmarked 1921), kilted bagpipe band and brass band in medallions below Royal Scottish arms, rev. plain, 31x34mm. Good very fine or better.	£22
5421		St Andrews University / Dundee University College, bronze prize medal (awarded 1924), St Andrew depicted at centre of religious scene, rev. date 1923-24 within thistle and laurel wreath, awarded around to Winifred Fraser for Senior Honours Mathematics, edge stamped UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DUNDEE, 52mm. Very fine.	£25
IRELAND
5975		British army or Northern Ireland police, sports prize medal, silvered bronze, awarded 1961, crowned Irish harp on a shield, rev. engraved ATHLETICS 1961 INTER UNIT TEAM WINNERS within laurel wreath, 39mm. Good very fine. Note: possibly the Irish Guards or similar.	£10
WALES
6210		Cowbridge Eisteddfod 1873, white metal medal, Eisteddfod mlynyddol Pontfaen in coelbren y beirdd script at top (Cowbridge annual eisteddfod), cow over bridge within wreath, date below Rev: J.W.N.CARNE ESQR.D.C.S. ST DONATTS CASTLE around, PRESIDENT/ Two shields/ THE FIRST GRAND ANNUAL EISTEDDFOD HELD AT COWBRIDGE/ ON THURSDAY AUG 14 1873/ EBENEZER DAVIS/ HONY SECT in nine lines, 36mm. Very fine. Provenance: A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd 1995	£15
6213		Pwllheli National Eisteddfod 1875, silver prize medal, Wyvern standing left, Y DDRAIG GOCH A DDYRY GYCHWYN around, rev. sign of the Gorsedd above space for award inscription and date 1875 below, EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL PWLLHELI around, 30mm (Peate 138), suspension loop. Good very fine, scarce.	£45
6221		Caernarfon, National Eisteddfod, silver medal by Joseph Moore, view of Caernarfon Castle from the sea, rev. laurel wreath, 51mm (Peate 140-141). Good very fine, with pinback to reverse and loop for wallmount display.	SOLD
6218		Cardiff, Cardiff Cymmrodorion Eisteddfod 1886, white metal medal, arms of Glamorgan, name of city in Welsh below, EISTEDDFOD CYMMRODORION CAERDYDD around, date below, rev. laurel and palm sprigs, 45mm (Peate 155). Good very fine, scarce.	£35
6207		Denbighshire, Wrexham National Eisteddfod 1888, brass medal by D D Pierce (Wrexham), all-seeing eye and sign of the Gorsedd above Welsh royal arms, oak and mistletoe sprigs, ‘traditional’ mottoes A LADDO A LLEDIR, Y GWIR YN ERBYN Y BYD, GOREU ARF ARF DYSG, rev. legend in 13 lines, crossed leeks below, 41x52mm, suspension loop. Very fine.	SOLD
6211		Rhyl National Eisteddfod 1892, white metal medal,  EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL Y CYMRU around, RHYL MEDI (September)6.7.8.9 1892 in field Rev: ROYAL NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD SEPT 6,7,8,9TH 1892 around, PROCLAMATION AUG 4TH 1891 in field, 34mm. Very fine.	£12
6220		Mountain Ash Royal National Eisteddfod 1905, white metal medal, Dragon standing left, Y DDRAIG GOCH A DDYRY GYCHWYN around, leek border surrounding, rev: IN COMMEMORATION OF ROYAL NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 1905 around, HELD/ AT/ MOUNTAIN ASH/ AUGUST/7.8.9.10 in field in 5 lines, 32mm. About fine.	£5
6208		Swansea Eisteddfod 1907, silver prize medal, ABERTAWE EISTEDDFOD FRENHEINOL GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU around spread eagle with the arms of Swansea on breast, rev: AM WAITH CELF (For Craft Work) within oak leaf, 31mm. Extremely fine.	£35
6209		Monmouthshire, Newbridge, Eisteddfod silver prize medal awarded to “Mr Tavalaw” 18^th September 1907, by the Proprietors of the “People’s Friend”, Welsh woman in traditional costume plays harp, rev. legend in 9 lines, 38mm, with suspension loop. Provenance: James Spencer collection (10^th July 2007, lot 207). Very fine, scarce.	£40
5655		Montgomeryshire, School Attendance Medal, silver, for 2 Years Attendance (hallmarked 1909), Arms of Powys on shield with motto POWYS PARADWYS CYMRU, rev. legends, 26mm, suspension loop (Dry 1380). Very fine.	£18
6214		Ffestiniog Eisteddfod 1936, Urdd badge, with yellow enamel bar, brass uniface by Fattorini, 37mm approx at widest point. Extremely fine.	£8
6215		Aberystwyth Eisteddfod 1938, Urdd badge, with red enamel bar, brass uniface by Fattorini, 37mm approx at widest point. Extremely fine.	£8
4733		Prince Charles, Investiture as Prince of Wales 1969, silver medal by Michael Rizello, bust right, ARWISGIAD CHARLES TYWYSOG CYMRU 1969 around, rev. Welsh dragon left, Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN around, 45mm, in Royal Mint case of issue. Extremely fine.	SOLD
5991		Conwy Borough Council, Elizabeth II, Golden Jubilee 2002, gilded cupro-nickel medal, 32mm. Good very fine or better, minor marks.	SOLD
CHANNEL ISLANDS
5765		Guernsey, Prince Albert memorial medal 1863, white metal, statue of Albert, GUERNSEY below, rev. IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALBERT THE GOOD 1863 within laurel wreath, 38mm (McC M3G). Very fine, scarce.	£35
FOREIGN MEDALS
6499		Australia, Western Australia Centenary 1929, bronze medal, bust of George V left, rev. swan left, 38mm (Carlisle 1929/2). Very fine, some obverse discolouration.	£18
5566		Belgian Congo, Jules Renkin, Prime Minister of the colonies, Visit to the Congo 1909, by J Jourdain, bust left, rev. view of steamship and legend including HOMMAGE DE SIR ALFRED L JONES KCMG PRESIDENT DE LA CTE BELGE-MARITIME DU CONGO,  60mm. Very fine. Note: Sir Alfred Lewis Jones (1845-1909), “The Uncrowned King of West Africa" (WJ Steed), shipping owner.	£35 SOLD
4968		Belgium, Great War, Allied Veterans’ Federation, 16^th Congress, Brussels 1935, large bronze medal by Godefroid Devreese, conjoined busts left of Leopold III and Queen Astrid, rev.  XVIe CONGRES F.I.D.A.C. BRUXELLES 1935 in field, FEDERATION DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS, 75mm, good very fine, small stain behind King’s head. Notes: The Federation was launched in 1920 in Paris, its main aim being to support veterans and their families who suffered hardship.	£45
6156		Canada, Confederation 50^th Anniversary 1927, bronze medal, conjoined busts of Victoria and George V, rev. Royal arms within wreath, 25mm. Good very fine.	£15
2649		France, Monneron Freres, bronze 5-Sols 1792, soldiers swear allegiance to the constitution, date 14 juillet 1790 in exergue, rev. legends, 40mm (Hennin 431; KM Tn 34). Very fine.	£40
5612		France, Monneron Freres, bronze 5-Sols 1792, soldiers swear allegiance to the constitution, date 14 juillet 1790 in exergue, rev. legends, 40mm (Hennin 431; KM Tn 34). Very fine or better.	£45
5388		France / Italy, Torquanto Tasso (1544-1595), Italian Poet, bronze medal 1820 by Caqué & Durand, bust right in a ruff, rev. legend, 41mm, from the series ‘Illustrious Men of the World’. Good very fine.	£20 SOLD
6364		France, Lyon, National Guard Dissolution 1848, 19^th century cast bronze copy of a very rare medal, armed men with Phrygian caps carry a flag, rev. men dressed as civilians carry rifles pointing downwards (cf. Coll. 135), 48mm. Fair. Note: only 100 of the original medals were struck.	£25
5367		France, Napoleon III, Paris laudatory medal circa 1860, bronze, 35mm	£15
6365		France, Napoleon III, bronze prize medal for drawing awarded 1863 to E Novion, Paris 20^th Arrondissement, laureate bust of Napoleon III left, rev. engraved award legend within laurel wreath, 50mm. Very fine.	£28
6175		France, Paris Exposition Internationale (World’s Fair) 1878, bronze medal by Albert Barre, diademed bust of the Republic right, rev. CONCOURS D’ANIMAUX REPRODUCTEURS within wreath, date 1878 below, 51mm (Forrer I/127). Almost extremely fine, minor edge bruises.	£30
6149		France, Société des Artistes Français pour l’Exposition des Beaux-Arts 1881, bronze award medal after Leone Leoni, bust of Michelangelo right, rev. awarded to ‘Mr J E Delapalme Notaire Membre de Conseil Judiciare’, 59mm, very fine	£45
5399		France, Lorraine, Colmar, Viticulture Exhibition 1885, bronze prize medal, grapes in a classical bowl, rev. wreath of vines around space for inscription below EHRENPREIS VON LOTHRINGEN, 38mm. Extremely fine.	£25
6146		France (?), cast bronze uniface plaquette medal, possibly circa 1900, ancient Greek man seated facing left, classical vase on a column behind, 66x59mm	£20
6366		France, Sociéte d’Agriculture du Department de l’Indre, bronze prize medal circa 1900, beehive over laurels, rev. rural scene with cartouche for naming, 39mm. Good very fine.	£40
2545		France, “Le Matin” (socialist newspaper), silver medal circa 1905 by René Riberon, woman holding palm writes on a plinth overlooking a town, rev. laurels and palm sprig between telegraph wires, COURAGE TRAVAIL PATRIE incuse above Le Matin, 51mm. Very fine, scarce. Note; the paper existed from 1883-1944, was subsequently revived but finally closed in 1986.	SOLD
6104		France / Spain, Franco-Spanish Exposition, Saragossa 1908, bronze medal by P Dautel, naked youth kneels on anvil, bridge beyond, caduceus at feet, EXPOSITION HISPANO-FRANCAISE above, COMITÉ FRANÇAIS DES EXPOSITIONS A L’ETRANGER 1908 in exergue, rev. battle scene above clouds, sunrise over Saragossa, date 1808 with laurels sprig and portraits of the Condesa de Bureta, Agustina de Aragon and José de Palafox, 45x70mm. Very fine. Note: the 1808 date refers to the first siege of Zaragoza at the start of the Peninsular War.	£45 SOLD
6153		France, Robert Comte de Moy, wedding 1908, bronze medal, arms with supporters below ducal coronet, motto below DE MIEULX EN MIEULX MOY, rev. ROBERT COMTE DE MOY NADJA BRUNETTA D’USSEAUX UNIS LE 14 MAI 1908, roses below, 41mm, good very fine, scarce. Note: Robert Marie Joseph Francois de Moy de Sons  (1881-1939), of aristocratic birth. His young bride (20 years old) died in 1925 aged 37.	£45
6367		France, “Liberte du Sud-Est”, silvered bronze prize medal circa 1910, by P-A Morlon, helmeted bust of Gallia left, rev. award legend in cartouche with oak and laurel sprigs, 49mm. Very fine.	£25
4972		France, “Les Sciences” 1894, school prize medal (awarded 1912), bronze-gilt by Louis Bottée, Science seated attended by Genius, rev. COURS DE MME MOROT above engraved BREVET SUPERIEUR M. JUGLAR 1912, 50mm (CGMP 3/61D for obverse). Good very fine.	£48
5573		France, “Les Sciences” 1894, school prize medal, bronze by Louis Bottée, Science seated attended by Genius, rev. griffin holds mirror, sunrise in distance, antique lamp and laurel sprig below space for naming, 50mm (CGMP 3/61D). Very fine.	£38
6261		France, ‘Caisse d’Epargne’ silvered bronze medal (1912) by Charles Pillet, young girl places a coin in the hand of a woman symbolizing Saving, accompanied by her mother and father, rev. cornucopiae, beehive and wheatsheaf, tablet below with ‘La Capitalisation 1888-1938’, 40mm (CGMP 3/315E). Good very fine.	£30
6470		France, Great War, The Belfry Lion of Arras, bronze medal by F Rasumny, the Lion du Beffroi statue with ARRAS in right field, rev Latin legend with 1914 chronogrammatic date, 35x45mm. Very fine. Note: For many years this statue stood at the top of the town hall belfry. The town hall and belfry were destroyed by German shelling in October 1914 but faithfully rebuilt after the war.	£30 SOLD
6469		France, Great War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, bronze memorial medal 1916 by J-P Legastellois, uniformed bust almost facing, rev. Britannia (as Minerva) standing next to Union Jack, THOROUGH in field, 45mm Notes: Lord Kitchener (1850-1916), had extensive military experience in Africa and India during the Victorian era. In 1914 he was made Secretary of State for war, and initiated a recruiting campaign which signed up three million men. He was travelling to Russia on board HMS Hampshire in June 1916 when she hit a mine off the Scottish coast and he was killed. “Thorough” was his motto. Good very fine.	£35
5895		France, silvered bronze prize medal circa 1925 by Charles Pillet, semi-naked woman sitting by a column holds aloft laurel sprig, laurel, palm and oak sprig by cartouche for naming, 46mm. Good very fine.	£28
5896		France, bronze prize medal circa 1925 by Charles Pillet, semi-naked woman sitting by a column holds aloft laurel sprig, laurel, palm and oak sprig by cartouche for naming, 50mm. About extremely fine.	£25
5516		France / Poland, Société Française de Bienfaisance de Varsovie (French Society for Warsaw Welfare), bronze medal by Charles Pillet (awarded 1928), Charity hands out alms to a family, rev. oak and palm sprigs, engraved legend HOMMAGE À MR. EDMOND DALIGAULT  POUR SON DÉVOUEMENT 1ER SEPTEMBRE 1919 25 AVRIL 1928, 57mm. Very fine.	£40 SOLD
1582		France, “Le Figaro” newspaper, bronze prize medal circa 1925, statue of Figaro, rev. radiant F with plume pen between laurels, 75x40mm, in fitted case of issue. Good very fine.	£20
6137		France, Breton Canine Society, silvered bronze medal circa 1925, by Andre Schwab, St Hubert kneeling left with his dog, deer’s head in clouds to left, rev. yachts in lake overlooked by cross on shoreline, Breton shield below, 41x48mm. Very fine.	£20
6363		France, Enseignement Technique (Technical training), bronze prize plaquette medal by F Fraisse (1931), female teacher indicates the land of work on the horizon, rev. SOUS-SECRETARIAT D’ÉTAT DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT TECHNIQUE in field, laurels by cartouche for naming, 55x50mm (CGMP 3/183D). Very fine.	£30
4250		France, silvered bronze prize medal circa 1935 by Edouard Fraisse, robed and diademed female standing presents laurels, rev. oak and laurel saplings before a rising sun, space above for naming, 46x70mm. Good very fine.	£35
2553		France, Paris Conference 1946, large bronze medal by R Cochet, woman standing turns her back on war, releases dove and looks towards reconstruction, an infant to her left, rev. Parisian ship a centre, flags of USA, France, Soviet Union and Graet Britain each side, CONFERENCE DE PARIS 1946 above, 69mm. Very fine.	SOLD
6136		France, Stegu SA, silvered-bronze award medal for 25 years’ service 1953, octagonal Art Deco style, by V Demanet, female bust left, hand in front of face holding a string of stones, reverse legend in wreath, 58 x 52mm. Very fine.	£45
4261		France, Great War, General Foch, Aircraft carrier launched 1960, large bronze medal after G Prud’homme, bust of Foch left, date 1917 in field, rev. view of the Foch aircraft carrier, 68mm. Good very fine.	£20
5695		France, ‘Europe’ 1968, large heavy bronze medal by Demetre Anastase celebrating European civilization, map of Europe each side with depictions of European progress from antiquity, 95mm (CGMP 4/42). Very fine.	£25
5700		France, French Resistance commemorative medal circa 1970, bronze by André Bizette-Lindet, 68mm. Extremely fine for issue. Note: the obverse is based on Bizette-Lindet’s sculpture in Lille which commemorates the French Resistance and also those who were deported to the death camps.	£38
5790	France, National Education 1971, silver prize medal by Corbin, laureate bust left of young man, rev. adult woman with three children, TOUS LES ENFANTS DE FRANCE SONT MES ENFANTS around, named Raymond Geron 1970 below, 46mm, 42g. Good very fine or better.		£35
5697		France, ‘Itinerary’ 1976, large heavy bronze medal, curious symbolic pattern, rev. aspirational legend, by Cagès, 100mm. Good very fine.	£20
6162		France / USA, American Bicentenary and visit of President Giscard d’Estaing, large bronze ‘table’ medal, an 18^th century naval ship in full sail approaching the 13 colonies, BICENTENAIRE DE L'INDEPENDANCE DES ETATS UNIS D'AMERIQUE around, 13 stars and dates 1776 1976,.rev. VISITE AUX ETATS UNIS D'AMERIQUE DE MONSIEUR VALERY GISCARD D'ESTAING PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, map of the current USA, American eagle and Phrygian cap with oak and laurel sprigs below, date 17-22 MAI 1976, by C Lesot for the Monnaie de Paris, 80mm. Extremely fine.	£35
6166		France, Flanders, uniface bronze plaquette by Raymond Delamarre (awarded 1977), scenes celebrating the history of Flanders, rev. engraved PIE QUI CHANTE G.A. RENE TANGHE 1977, 52x90mm, in fitted case of issue. Extremely fine or nearly so. Notes: part of a series celebrating French regions by Delamarre. La Pie Qui Chante (‘the Singing Magpie’) is a confectionery company, currently owned by Cadbury.	£35
5696		France, ‘Joy and Peace’ 1980, large heavy bronze medal, halves of sun and moon forming a face, QUE JOIE ET PAIX RAYONNENT SUR VOS JOURS ET VOS NUITS around (May joy and peace shine on your days and nights), rev. dove with spread wings forming a circle, signed PR, 100mm. Extremely fine.	£30
5166		France, Carréga at the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) 1983, bronze medal,  geometric pattern, rev. CARRÉGA A LA MONNAIE DE PARIS AVRIL JUILLET 1983 (Carréga at the Paris Mint April July 1983), 76x76mm, very fine. Notes: Nichola Carréga (1914-1993), painter, sculptor and medallist. This medal was issued by the Paris Mint to coincide with a retrospective exhibition of Carrega’s work shown there in 1983.	£45
5370		Germany, Christening medal, silver, 18^th century, a font, LAS DIES KIND AUF IMMER DEIN LAS ES EWIG SELIG SEIN around, rev. GEWEIHT ZUM CHRISTENTHUME IST DIESES KIND NUN GOTT GEWEIHT ERZIEH ES DIR ZUM RUHME UND VATEREINST ZUR HERRLICHKEIT, 31mm. Very fine.	£25
6154		Germany, Tambora famine 1817, silvered brass medal, mother with children, rev. scales and anchor, with foodstuff prices, 33mm. Very fine, scarce. Note: this recalls the famine caused by the 1815 eruption of the Tambora volcano in Indonesia. 1816 was known as the year without a summer, harvests failed and prices rose sharply. There was widespread famine in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.	£35
5440		Germany, Cologne Cathedral, Building work resumed 1842, large white metal medal by J Wiener, views of the cathedral each side, 59mm, with crimson ribbon. Very fine.	£25
6157		Germany, Würzburg, Singing Festival 1844, white metal medal, female figure places laurel on altar GESANG! DIR SEY MEIN LORBEERZWEIG around (Singing, be thou my laurel branch), date in exergue, rev. legend in floral wreath, 31mm. Very fine.	£20
5371		Germany, Nuremberg reckoning counter, 19^th century, bronze (silvered on one side), double-headed eagle and NURNBERGER SPIEL UND RECHENPFENNIG each side, 30mm. Good very fine.	£15
6158		Germany, Battle of Leipzig 1813, 50^th Anniversary 1863, white metal medal, tree with flags and rifles at base, date 18 OKTOBER in exergue, rev. double-headed spread eagle, LAST FEST UNS STEHEN WENN DIE GEFAHR EINST DROHT on banner around, battle date below, 28mm, suspension loop. Good very fine.	£20
5372		Germany, Frankfurt-am-Main, Gymnastics Tournament 1880, white metal medal, Victory with attendant holds laurels aloft, rev. cross within oak wreath, 33mm, suspension loop and ribbon. Extremely fine.	£20
5675		Germany, Roisdorf, Shooting Prize Medal 1882 to Johann Grün, the “Schützenkönig” (Shooting King), uniface base metal, 47x70mm, with crown suspender. Very fine.	£15
5613		Germany, Otto von Bismarck, 70^th birthday 1885, bronze medal by K Schwenzer, uniformed bust right, rev. crowned arms with eagle supporters, 38mm. Extremely fine or nearly so.	£38
6163		Germany, Nuremberg, International Metal Exhibition 1885, bronze mdeal, statue of Peter Vischer at centre, medallions of Wenzel Jamnitzer and Benvenuto Cellini each side (all three being well-known goldsmiths or sculptors), rev. panoramic view of Nuremberg, three shields above (Wurzb.6882), 50mm. Very fine, some edge dings.	£45
5439		Germany, Karl Arnold Kortum (1745-1824), centenary of his death 1924, bronze medal by A Vocke Cassel, bust of Kortum left, DER DICHTER DER JOBSIADE around (the poet of the Jobsiade), rev. scenes from the Jobsiade, 60mm, very fine. Notes: Carl Arnold Kortum (1745-1824), physician, writer and poet, published his epic poem Der Jobsiade in 1784, portraying the life of the fictional Hieronymus Jobs.	£40
6087		Germany, Great War, ‘Gold For Iron’, iron medal 1916, kneeling woman offering up jewellery, IN EISENER ZEIT above (‘In iron times’), 1916 in exergue, rev. GOLD GAB ICH ZUR WEHR EISEN, NAHM ICH ZUR HER ni 5 lines above oak sprigs (‘Gold I gave for defence, iron I took for honour’), 41mm by Kurt Hosaeus. Very fine.	£22
6090		Germany, Johann von Goethe (1749-1832), author and poet, Meissen porcelain medal circa 1930, bust three-quarters left, name around, rev. column entwined by serpent, crossed swords below, GENIO HUIUS LOCI WEIMAR around, 50mm. Very fine.	£25
6088		Germany, Johann von Goethe (1749-1832), author and poet, uniface bronze medal circa 1932 by Arnold Hartig, bust left, name and dates 1746-1832 around, 76mm. Very fine.	£45
5510		Germany, Munich Olympic Games 1972, fine silver medal, various athletes around edge, rev. medieval Munich, Olympic rings above, 50mm, wt. 55.1g, extremely fine, some toning.	£45
4116		India, British, silver Army of India Temperance medal circa 1890, The Second Beatty Star, seated lion with INDIA below at centre of star, rev. ARMY TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION around a sword with WATCH AND BE SOBER, 25mm (Puddester 950.23), with suspender and ribbon. Extremely fine.	£35
6000		India, British India, Army Temperance Association medal 1901, silver, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left, laurels below, rev. ATA below crown, WATCH AND BE SOBER on banner, IN MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA 1837-1901 around. Good fine, toned.	£15
5654		India, Kerala, Hindu & Buddhist medalet, brass (once silvered), dated BE 2465 (AD 1913), Hindu temple, rev. Buddhist symbols including a swastika, Malayalam legends each side, 23x31mm, suspension loop. Good very fine, interesting.	£22
5702		India, British India, Bombay Presidency War & Relief Fund, Children’s Branch 1919, bronze medal, bust of Lady Willoughby left, rev. legend, 33mm (Pud 917.4.2). Very fine, scarce	SOLD
5701		India, British India, Deccan Gymkhana, Poona City, silver-coloured openwork sports medal awarded 1931 for Ladies Single Tennis (Runner-up), map of India at centre, 48x56mm approx, with suspender bar. Good very fine, unusual.	£42
4469		Isma’ili, Shah Karim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV (1957- ), silver medal, 1967, commemorating the 10th anniversary of his Imamat, barehead bust right, rev. regalia, 33mm, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine, scarce. Notes: The current Aga Khan was born in 1936 and is the fourth Aga Khan and 49^th Imam leader of the Isma’ili muslims.	£50
6361		Italy, Vatican, Pius IX, Vatican Ecumenical Council 1869, white metal medal by Massonnet, bust of the Pope right, rev. Papal arms, 37mm	£40
3322		Netherlands, Middelburg, Exhibition of Cookers, silver-gilt prize medal 1884 by Hart, crowned spread eagle, shield with tower on chest, date in field, rev. JOHN WRIGHT & Co engraved in field, oak and laurel wreath around, 46mm, extremely fine. Notes: Middelburg is an ancient historic town in the southwest Netherlands. John Wright & Company were a Birmingham manufacturer of cast iron gas stoves who exhibited widely by the standards of the time.	£40
3321		Netherlands, Middelburg, Exhibition of Cookers, silver-gilt prize medal 1884 by Hart, crowned spread eagle, shield with tower on chest, date in field, rev. AANGEBODEN door de Vereeniging van Gasfabrikaten in Nederland JOHN WRIGHT & Co. engraved in field, oak and laurel wreath around, 46mm, extremely fine. Notes: Middelburg is an ancient historic town in the southwest Netherlands. John Wright & Company were a Birmingham manufacturer of cast iron gas stoves who exhibited widely by the standards of the time.	£40
6164		Netherlands, Centenary of the Royal Dutch Steamboat Company 1956, bronze medal, Amphitrite riding a hippocamp, dates 1856-1956 below, rev. merman and mermaid hold aloft Company arms, WIE ZEE HOUDT WINT DE REIS (Who loves the sea wins the journey), by Albert Termote, 65mm. Almost extremely fine. Note: The obverse is based on Termote’s fountain statue in Amsterdam which celebrates this centenary.	£45
5983		New Zealand, Canterbury Centenary 1950, bronze medal by F Staub & R Evans, family arrive at Lyttleton in 1850, four ships beyond, rev. centenary symbol with sheep’s head, 51mm (MacM 1950/1). Good very fine.	£10
6177		Portugal, Monument of the Discoveries & 11^th International Hospitality Congress 1962, bronze medal by Topazio, view of the monument, rev. legend in laurel wreath, 55mm. Almost very fine. Notes: the monument to Portugal’s Age of Exploration was inaugurated in 1960.	£15
6192		Rhodesia, Elia Salzman Rhodesia Tobacco Science Institute, bronze prize medal 1963, legend around shield depicting cigarettes, tobacco leaf and other aspects of the industry, rev. tobacco plant with 1963 below, 63mm, in Royal Mint case of issue, good extremely fine, scarce	£35
5290		Sweden, Esias Tegner (poet), death 1846, bronze medal by C M Mellgren, bust right, rev. a young woman writes Frithiof on a tablet, sitting at his grave, VETAT MORI around, 41mm, very fine. Notes: Tegner (1782-1846) became one of Europe’s best known poets after the publication of the epic Frithjof’s Saga to which the tablet on the medal refers.	£45
5289		Sweden, Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius (Chemist), death 1848, bronze medal by C M Mellgren, bust left, rev. classical mausoleum, 41mm. Very fine.	£30 SOLD
6247		Switzerland / London, Société des Suisses, Founded 1703, Sixpence token circa 1880, Swiss cross, rev. 6d value, 29mm (DW 192/721; W 2114). Extremely fine, rare	£45 SOLD
2552		Switzerland, Peace medal circa 1950 by Galtié, four hands hold seedlings, dove to left, GENEVE below, rev. dove holding sprig, four pairs of hands around, 67mm. Very fine.	£22
6165		USA, Chicago, Crane Company, 75^th Anniversary 1930, bronze medal issued by the Medallic Art Company N.Y., bust left of R T Crane, rev. view of the factory in 1930 above original small premises in 1855, 63mm. Very fine or better.Note: originally founded as a foundry, the company became a large commercial enterprise and still exists today.	£25
5506		Great Britain/ USA, Elizabeth II visit to USA for American Bicentenary 1976, proof sterling silver medal, bust of Queen Elizabeth II almost facing, rose, thistle and shamrock in right field, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND around, rev. the Philadelphia ‘Liberty Bell’, UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL VISIT JULY 1976 around, 51mm, wt. 52g, almost as issued, reflective fields.	£55

MISCELLANEOUS MEDALS
6359	European cast bronze portrait medal, 18^th/19^th century, bust of a man right, 46x57mm, traces of written paper label to reverse, Very fine.	£25
6360	European cast bronze portrait medal, probably French, 18th/19th century, bust of a long-haired man left, 47x59mm, traces of 19^th century printed label to reverse. Good very fine.	£25

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