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RILEY MEDAL 2015

BRITISH MEDALS UPDATED 16^th AUGUST 2024

BRITISH & IRISH MEDALS

Please click the stock number on the left for more detailed information and larger pictures. Please note: the illustrations make the medals appear to be roughly the same size, so special attention should be paid to the diameter mentioned (in millimetres) in the description.				Medals are arranged in date order I have arranged medals which are specifically Scottish, Irish or Welsh in dedicated sections at the end Jacobite-related medals are in the Scottish section Details of references contained in the descriptions can be found on the References page All descriptions and photographs are copyright of Charles Riley
BRITISH MEDALS ARRANGED BY DATE
6725	Charles II, silver Royalist badge during his exile (1649-1660) by Thomas Rawlins, 20x22mm, scarce	£325
6963	William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Seven Bishops against James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence’ 1688, struck silver medal by George Bower, 51mm, a nice example of the rarer struck variety of this medal	SOLD
6392	Queen Caroline (wife of George II), bronze medal (1731) by J Dassier, 41mm	£80
6043	Cumberland, Mining token, John Curwen 1735-1737, 26mm	£55
7150	Admiral Vernon, the Capture of Portobello 1739, bronze medal, 39mm, scarce	£225
7104	Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797, bronze medal by Mills & Brenet for Mudie’s series (1820), 41mm	SOLD
7115	Admiral Sir William Sydney Smith, Siege of Acre 1799, bronze medal by T Wyon sr, 38mm, rare	SOLD
6872	London Stock Exchange, silver broker’s pass (struck) circa 1800, named to William Edwards, 40mm	£525
7093	William Henry West Betty, Actor, bronze medal 1804 by J Westwood, 32mm, rare	£60
6272	Charles James Fox, Whig statesman, death 1806, bronze medal by T Webb, 54mm	£175
7142	Birmingham. Venerable Order of Druids, First Public Procession 1806, white metal medal by B Patrick, 53mm. rare	£75
6459	London Institution Established 1807, bronze subscription ticket, No.338, by W Wyon, 43mm	£50
7103	George Prince Regent, England Gives Peace to the World 1814, bronze medal by Mills and Dubois for Mudie (1820), 41mm	£120
4744	Westmoreland, Henry Brougham’s parliamentary candidature 1818, silver medal by G Mills, with suspension loop, 36mm	£55
7113	George IV, Coronation 1821, official medal by B Pistrucci, 35mm	£65
6320	Frederick, Duke of York, death 1827, bronze medal by W Binfield & H Folkard, 51mm	£195
6353	Exeter, Exeter Athenaeum opened 1835, silver medal, 36mm, very rare	£125
6044	Cumberland, Maryport, Ewanrigg Colliery token circa 1840, 26mm, scarce	£85
6709	Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace 1851, Official Prize Medal reproduction 1973 after W Wyon, filled silver electrotype named to Exhibition co-founder HENRY COLE, later founder of the Victoria & Albert Museum, uniface, 77mm. Very rare and interesting.	£225
6460	Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace 1851, large white metal medal by T Ottley, 74mm, rare	£125
6419	Duke of Wellington, death 1852, large white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 64mm	£115
6407	London, Royal Society of Arts 1863, bronze prize medal (awarded 1878) by LC Wyon, 56mm	£95
6335	Newbury (Berkshire), Art & Industrial Exhibition 1884, silver prize medal, 41mm, in case of issue, extremely rare	£95
6399	London, Colonial & Indian Exhibition 1886, bronze medal by LC Wyon, 52mm	£75
6491	London, Colonial & Indian Exhibition 1886, bronze medal by LC Wyon, 52mm	£50
6959	Nelson, Foudroyant medal 1897, bronze medal struck from metal obtained from the wreck of the Foudroyant, 38mm, in box of issue.	SOLD
6770	Boer War, "The Absent Minded Beggar" medal 1900, white metal, by Spink, 45mm	SOLD
6996	Cambridge University, Swimming Club, silver prize medal circa 1900, awarded to W S Masterman, Christ’s College, 41mm	£75
6914	Birmingham, Industrial Polytechnic Exhibition 1901, bronze-gilt medal by Henry Jenkins & Sons Ltd, 63mm, in fitted case of issue from Henry Jenkins & Sons Ltd, rare and attractive	SOLD
6998	Oxford & Cambridge University, Boxing & Fencing Competition, silver prize medal by Pinches, awarded 1902 to G B Carlisle (Worcester College, Oxford), 48mm	SOLD
6693	Great Britain / France, “Men’s Wear” Magazine, bronze award medal 1906, by Stern, 47mm, rare	£75
6948	Cambridge University, Trinity Hall Boat Club, Challenge Pairs, silver prize medal by Munsey, awarded 1906, 51mm, rare	SOLD
6997	Cambridge University, Hockey League, silver prize medal by Munsey, awarded 1912 to R H Corbett (Jesus College), 38mm	£70
6668	London, The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, silver medal by Pinches (awarded 1912), 52mm, rare	£250
6155	Great Britain / Italy, Pair of British Expeditionary Force sports prize medals to Sgt Whitbread, May 1918, silver 39mm, bronze 35mm. Rare and interesting.	£55
6701	Architecture, City of London, uniface bronze medal by CL Doman circa 1925, 64mm, in box of issue, scarce	SOLD
6702	General Strike Service Medal 1926, bronze medal by Ernest Gillick, in case of issue	£60
6700	Great War Armistice 1918, 10^th Anniversary 1928, large silvered bronze medal by CL Doman, 77mm	£150
6552	RMS Queen Mary maiden voyage 1936, bronze medal, by Gilbert Bayes, in original Royal Mint green leather case of issue	£175
7000	Oxford University, Golf Club, silver prize medal by WJ Davis, awarded 1936 to J G Hanson-Lawson (University College), a notable Sherwood Rangers veteran of the Normandy campaign, 38mm.	£60
6176	Gallia Institute (London and Paris), a pair of silver prize medals awarded to Miss O Wakelin 1936, 45x34mm each, rare	£50
6625	Oxfordshire, Henley Royal Regatta, Ladies Challenge Cup, silver-gilt prize medal circa 1950, 46mm, by Pinches, scarce	£95
4846	London, Stock Exchange Rifle Club, three prize medals in bronze-gilt, silvered-bronze and bronze, 1954 to 1960, by Pinches, 51mm each, in cases of issue.(3)	£150
6549	London, College of Arms, 500^th Anniversary 1984, sterling silver medal by Norman Mainwaring, issued by the Royal Mint, 63mm, weight 5 ounces, in case of issue	£125
	SCOTTISH MEDALS Including Jacobite-related
6259	Scotland, The Celtic Society, silver medal hallmarked 1826 (awarded 1839), 36mm, rare	£165
6579	Scotland, Glasgow, Sandyford Burns Club, Director’s Medal circa 1893, 38x45mm approx., in plush fitted case of issue Rare.	£175
	IRISH MEDALS
5961	Ireland, Orange Order, pewter member’s medal circa 1850 by John Jones, 38mm, scarce	£85
6333	Ireland, Royal Dublin Society, School of Art, bronze prize medal circa 1870, by J Woodhouse, 54mm	£95
6937	Ireland, Cork Industrial Exhibition 1883, large bronze medal, 70mm, scarce	£195
6538	Ireland, Queen Victoria, Visit to Ireland 1900, white metal medal by F Bowcher, 39mm	£75
6672	Ireland, The Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, bronze prize medal awarded (1934) to painter Kitty Clausen O’Brien, 41mm	£75
	WELSH MEDALS
6964	Wales, Menai Strait, Robert Stephenson’s tubular bridge completed 1850, bronze medal by L C Wyon, 58mm, rare	£225

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