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UPDATED 16^th AUGUST 2024

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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.	£45
6780		Great Britain & Prussia, Seven Years War, Frederick the Great and Prince Ferdinand, bronze medalet circa 1757, bust of Frederick left, rev. bust of Prince Ferdinand right, 22mm. Good fine.	£15
7101		George III, Golden Jubilee in Salisbury 1810, bronze medal by C Kuchler,  laureate bust left, rev. Salisbury arms, 48mm (BHM 684; E 1008). About good very fine, some edge knocks. Note: Struck in an edition of 500 for Lord Radnor to mark the Jubilee in Salisbury.	£50
6339		George IV, Patron of the Arts, bronze medal (1828) by T Halliday, 42mm (BHM 1333). About very fine, some pitting.	£30
6988		Railways, George Stephenson, Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened 1830, white metal medal, bust left, rev. railway viaduct at Newton, 46mm (BHM 1459; E 1224). Almost very fine, scarce.	£25
7147		Myles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter, Tercentenary of English Bible 1835, white metal medal by J Davis, bust of Coverdale almost facing, rev. legend in 13 lines, 43mm (BHM 1691, unlisted in white metal). Almost extremely fine, some obverse discolouration.	£28
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
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
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.	£25
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.	£35
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	£40
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	£30
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.	SOLD
6985		Lancashire, Bolton, Thomas Sharples Concert Room & Museum, Star Inn, bronze advertising medalet circa 1850, a star within a laurel wreath, rev. legend etc, 32mm (DW 51/62; W 643). Good very fine.	£25
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.	£35
6398A		London, South Kensington Exhibition 1862, white metal medal by A Bovy for Massonnet, laureate bust of Victoria left, rev. view of exhibition building, 50mm (Allen SK-B015 ‘unrecorded’; cf.Taylor 182k). Good very fine, with ‘shadowed’ legends often found on this medal, some reverse staining. London, Kensington International Exhibition 1862, white metal by A Bovy & M Massonnet, scarce	£40
7165		Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament 1862, bronze oval medal, challice over cruciform with holy wafer, rev. crucifix with sun, moon, alpha and omega, O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world + around, 32x44mm, suspension loop. Very fine.	£15
6475		England / Belgium, Belgian Volunteers, Visit to England 1867, silver medal, suspension loop with blue ribbon, WELCOME TO ENGLAND 1867 around rose, thistle and shamrock, oak and laurel wreath border, crown above, rev. crossed rifles with date 1867, IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR VISIT TO ENGLAND, within oak and laurel wreath, crown above, 30x22mm, extremely fine or nearly so. Notes: These medals were given to Belgian dignitaries and riflemen who enjoyed an eleven day visit to the London area, full of festivities and receptions, following a similar visit from England to Brussels the previous year. The aim was to further amicable relations between the two countries. Rare	£35
6404		London, International Exhibition 1872, white metal medal by JS & AB Wyon, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. view of the Albert Hall, 30mm (BHM 2943). Extremely fine.	£20
7168		Marquis & Marchioness of Bute, Marriage 1872, white metal medal, conjoined busts half-right, rev. MARRIED APRIL 16^TH 1872, on banner below MAY THEY BE HAPPY, 31mm.	£7
6414		National Temperance League Festival, Band of Hope Union Choir 1872, white metal medal,  boy kneeling at prayer, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO on banner below, BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH / LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION above, WINE IS A MOCKER below, rev. THE HOLDER OF THIS MEDAL WAS ONE OF THE TEN THOUSAND SINGERS WHO TWO CONCERTS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE JULY 23. 1872 on central shield, UNITED KINGDOM BAND OF HOPE UNION CHOIR on border around, 38mm, good very fine (Allen SY-1872/001 [previously unrecorded]; Crummett BH37). Notes: The National Temperance League was formed in 1856 and the United Kingdon Band of Hope was formed in 1855, with the aim of keeping children away from alcohol. They held an annual festival at Crystal Palace. The “ten thousand” children in the choir was in fact five thousand, who each performed twice. Extremely rare.	£25
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	£35
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.	£35
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	£20
5355		Yorkshire, Ripon Millenary 1886, bronze medal, manufactured by the Royal Mint, a watchman’s horn, rev. paschal lamb, 36mm (BHM 3217). Extremely fine.	£25
7024		London, Holborn Restaurant, Member’s Medal, named to H Whorlow Esq and dated Sept 29^th 1894, large bronzed lead medal, men and women assembled before a grand entrance, rev. couples dance in a ballroom, 69mm (BHM 2990; E 1640; Taylor 207a). Very fine.	£45
7070		London, Holborn Restaurant, Member’s Medal, unnamed, large bronzed lead medal, men and women assembled before a grand entrance, rev. couples dance in a ballroom, 69mm (BHM 2990; E 1640; Taylor 207a). Very fine.	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
6916		Royal Drawing Society, bronze star prize medal awarded to Charlotte Harvey 1896, by Elkington, 8-pointed star on lozenge, ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY at centre, rev. engraved C. HARVEY 1896, 35mm, in Elkiington case of issue with paper note ink-labelled ‘Charlotte Harvey’. Good very fine, scarce.	£25
5453		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, 37mm. Very fine, traces of original silver wash to reverse.	£15
5454		Victoria, Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, with photographic central portrait, 37mm. Very fine.	£20
7060		Nelson, Foudroyant medal 1897, bronze medal struck from metal obtained from the wreck of the Foudroyant, uniformed bust of Admiral Nelson facing three-quarters left, rev: portside view of the ship (BHM 3613; E 1813). Good very fine. Notes: HMS Foudroyant was wrecked at Blackpool during a gale on 16^th June 1897. Provenance: Cockayne collection.	£50
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.	£20
6773		Boer War, “Peace Celebration” 1900, white metal medal, crowned veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. clasped hands with PEACE CELEBRATION above trophies and south Africa 1900, 38mm (Hern 94). Good very fine.	SOLD
6776		Boer War, Col. Baden Powell and the Relief of Mafeking 1900, bronze-gilt medal, uniformed bust of Baden Powell almost facing, rev. on border RELIEF OF MAFEKING MAY 1900, in field AND BADEN POWELL THE HERO WHO KEPT THE FLAG FLYING FOR OVER 215 DAYS, 23mm (Hern 718). Extremely fine or better.	£20
6774		Boer War, Lord Roberts circa 1900, bronze medal by Fenwick, uniformed bust three-quarters left, LORD ROBERTS V.C. around, rev. laurel wreath, 32mm, in fitted acse from Mappin & Webb (Hern unlisted). Extremely fine, rare.	£45
6405		London, Earl’s Court Woman’s Exhibition, Old Welcome Club 1900, bronze and red enamel medal, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left between sprigs, legends above and below, rev. numbered 893, 26x33mm, with suspension loop. Very fine, scarce.	SOLD
6999		Oxford University, Amateur Football Club, silver prize medal awarded 1905 to R.A. Bence-Pembroke (Oriel College), University arms on a belt marked O.U.A.F.C, rev. field engraved INTER COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE CUP 1905 R.A. BENCE-PEMBROKE Oriel in 5 lines, 28mm. Very fine, scarce. Notes: Reginald Arthur Bence-Pembroke went up to Oriel from Charterhouse School in 1903.	£45
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.	£18
7167		Sutton Coldfield Trinity Monday 1908, white metal medal by Vaughton, bust of WCR Bedford (rector) right, rev. view of Sutton Coldfield parish church, WR BEDFORD RECTOR 1822-1843 / WKR BEDFORD RECTOR 1850-1892 / WCR BEDFORD RECTOR 1892-1908 in three lines below, rose and SUTTON COLDFIELD, 38mm. Good very fine, scarce.	£15
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.	£15
6805		Edward VII, Death 1910, bronze-gilt medal by Frank Bowcher for Spink, issued by Kendal & Dent, crowned and ermined bust facing holding sceptre, rev. IN MEMORIAM MAY 6^TH 1910, laurel sprig to left, 45mm (BHM 3981; WE 4971B-1), in case of issue from Kendal and Dent. Extremely fine, scarce and attractive.	SOLD
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.	£15
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.	£25
7148		Marquess of Titchfield Majority 1914, white metal medal by F Bowcher for Spink, conjoined busts of the Duke & Duchess of Portland right, rev. William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck right, 37mm (BHM 4109), with suspension loop and blue and white ribbon. Extremely fine, scratches in reverse field below chin.	SOLD
6920		British Lusitania Medal 1915, iron, after Karl Goetz, in original box with propaganda leaflet, Death hands out boarding tickets from Cunard’s office, rev A view of the torpedoed Lusitania, date 5 May 1915 below, 55mm (BHM 4118; E 1941A, type a; Kienast 156; MH (II) 438). Good very fine, leaflet and box have seen better days. Notes: the Lusitania was a passenger ship en route from New York to Liverpool when she was torpedoed off the Irish coast by a U-Boat on 7th May, with the loss of 1198 lives. The original German medal by Goetz had 5th May in error (later corrected), but most British copies continued the mistake. British copies were sold in aid of the Red Cross and St.Dunstan’s home for blinded soldiers and sailors. This medal is sold with its original box of issue and original British explanatory propaganda leaflet (this now quite rare).	£45
6991		British Lusitania Medal 1915, iron, after Karl Goetz, Death hands out boarding tickets from Cunard’s office, rev A view of the torpedoed Lusitania, date 5 May 1915 below, 55mm (BHM 4118; E 1941A, type a; Kienast 156; MH (II) 438), see above (6920). Good very fine	£35
7124		British Lusitania Medal 1915, iron, after Karl Goetz, Death hands out boarding tickets from Cunard’s office, rev A view of the torpedoed Lusitania, date 5 May 1915 below, 55mm (BHM 4118; E 1941A, type a; Kienast 156; MH (II) 438), see above (6920). Good very fine	£35
7157		“Regular Attendance” silver prize medal, hallmarked Birmingham 1924, REGULAR ATTENDANCE on cartouche over laurels, rev. laurel wreath, 14.1g, 32mm, in case of issue from Vaughton & Sons. Extremely fine.	£12 SOLD
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.	£10
6849		Numismatics, The Mint (Birmingham), Advertising token circa 1925 (?), cupro-nickel, arms of Birmingham, rev. MANUFACTURERS OF NON-FERROUS ALLOYS around, IN SHEETS STRIP WIRE BLANKS TUBES STAMPINGS, ETC AND COINAGE in field in 6 lines, 25mm. Good very fine.	£10
6859		British Empire Exibition, Mond Nickel Company, 25^th Anniversary 1925, nickel medal, figure of Nickel as a mischievous demon tossing nickel pellets from one hand to the other, rev. maples leaves and daffodils (symbolic of Canada and Wales where the company operated), 45mm, in box of issue with leaflet (BHM -; E -). Good extremely fine, rare with box and leaflet.	£50
6847		London, Wembley Torchlight Tattoo 1925, bronze medal by H oakes-Jones, lion standing left, rev. St George as a knight holds aloft a sword, cruciform design with symbols of army, navy and air force, 38mm. extremely fine or nearly so.	£22
6676		Horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society, bronze Banksian Medal awarded 1927, bust of Joseph Banks right, rev. field engraved AWARDED BY BARCOMBE COTTAGERS HORT. SOC. TO MR JAMES TAPP 1927, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY around, 38mm. Good very fine,	£15
6848		St Dunstan’s Billiard Fund, silver prize medal (1929), two men playing billiards, rev. WON BY above space for name, two billiard cues and three balls above, laurel wreath around, 32mm. Good very fine.	£22
6967		Lancashire, Bury Grammar School, silver prize medal circa 1930, arms of school, motto below, rev. balnk for naming, 28mm, suspension loop. Very fine, scarce	£25
6976		National Food & Beverage Exhibition 1933, silver prize medal by Fattorini & Sons, Fame with trumpet, rev. field engraved 2^ND PRIZE WHOLESALE LOAF EXHIBITION WM. NEWMAN, legend around, 32mm, 15.7g, suspension loop. Extremely fine.	£18
6846		Middlesex County Council, George V, Silver Jubilee 1935, white metal medal, conjoined busts left, rev. Middlesex arms, octagonal 38mm (WE 5719I). Good very fine.	£5
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 VIII, 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 VIII, 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.	£28
6380		George VI & Queen Elizabeth, Coronation 1937, bronze medal by Tiptaft, conjoined busts left, rev. Britannia standing in archway, St Paul’s and battleship on teh Thames beyond, 44mm (BHM 4356; cf.WE 7331-A2). Extremely fine, very minor edge dings.	£20
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).	£22
6670		Horticulture, A Pair of Medals awarded to Mrs H Goodman 1950-1951, comprising silver Amateur Gardening medal for Merit (1951), 39mm, bronze Woman’s Own Handicraft Medal (1950), reverse engraved HANWORTH FLOWER SHOW 1950 MRS H GOODMAN, 39mm, both with suspension loop. Good very fine.(2)	£15
5990		Elizabeth II, Coronation 1953, National Playing Fields Association, aluminium medal, bust right, rev. crown, 35mm (WE 8130). Good very fine or better.	£5
7156		Birmingham, Austin Motor Cars 50^th Anniversary 1955, silvered bronze medal, bust three-quarters right of Herbert Austin, rev. Austin cars from 1905 and 1955, 64mm. Very fine.	£25
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.	£25
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.	£15
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.	£15
6718		Arsenal Football Club, FA Cup and Fairs Cup, Double Win 1971, bronze medal, shield of ‘The Gunners’, rev. the two cups, details around, 38mm. Good extremely fine, some mint brilliance.	£15
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
5416		English Catholicism, English College in Rome, 400^th Anniversary 1979, uniface bronze medal, 57mm. Very fine.	£5
6870		Margaret Thatcher, Visit to Falkland Islands 1983, proof bronze medal by Philip Nathan for Spink, bust of Prime Minister Thatcher half-left, rev. British lion left, shield of Falklands arms below left, 57mm, in case of issue with certificate. As struck. Note: the visit was to mark the 150^th Anniversary of British administration, but also a show of support after the British victory in liberating the islands from Argentine invasion in 1982.	£35
6871		Margaret Thatcher, Visit to Falkland Islands 1983, proof bronze medal by Philip Nathan for Spink, bust of Prime Minister Thatcher half-left, rev. British lion left, shield of Falklands arms below left, 38mm, in case of issue with certificate. As struck. Note: the visit was to mark the 150^th Anniversary of British administration, but also a show of support after the British victory in liberating the islands from Argentine invasion in 1982.	£20
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.	SOLD
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.	£30
SCOTLAND
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.	£30
7149		Victoria & Albert’s Visit to Scotland 1842, white metal medal, conjoined busts of the couple left, rev. crown between two thistles, legend in ten lines, 45mm (BHM 2038). Very fine, rare.	£38
6800		Aberdeen University, bronze prize medal (awarded 1880), by Kirkwood & Son, university arms, rev. engraved dates 1879-1880 within thistle wreath, engraved legend around NATURAL HISTORY G.H. BURFORD, 52mm, in Kirkwood case of issue. Extremely fine.	£45
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
6532		Edward I (sic – Edward VII), Coronation 1902, aluminium medal, conjoined busts left of Edward and Alexandra, KING EDWARD I – NOT SEVENTH – OF BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE. QUEEN ALEXANDRA. around, rev. Royal arms, a rose sprig each side, coronation date below, “IN DEFENCE” OF SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL RIGHTS AND HONOUR on border around, 40mm (BHM - ; WE 4463-1). Good extremely fine, scarce and interesting.	SOLD
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.	£8
WALES
6740		Ebbw Vale Society, Commenced 1823, bronze medal, clapsed hands, rev. legend, 44mm (Withers 2085). Very fine, scarce.	£35
6850		Victoria, Visit to North Wales 1889, white metal  medal by E Owens, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. Welsh arms within wreath, leeks below, 36mm (WE 1617-1). About very fine, some corrosion, scarce.	£5
7172		Fishguard, Invasion Centenary 1897, white metal medal by Sale, Welsh women in traditional costume walk around hill, sea beyond, A LADDO A LEDDIR 1797 FISHGUARD 1897 on boder around,  rev. 12-line legend, 39mm (BHM 3608; E 1810). Fine, edge bruises, but now rare	£7
7173		South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association, bronze prize medal circa 1900, dragon left, YN MHOB LLAFUR MAE ELW above, legend below, rev. laurel wreath aaround space for naming, 31mm, suspension loop. Very fine, cleaned in the past.	£7
6954		Cardiff & Marquess of Bute, Prize Medal circa 1900, silvered bronze,  shields of the Marquess of Bute and Glamorgan (Cardiff), crown above, mottoes below, rev. AWARDED TO (engraved) H.BOOTHS CONTEST, within oak and laurel wreath, 56mm. Very fine.	£45
6844		Glyn Ceiriog county school, enlarged 1905, aluminium medal, a knight standing right, EVER TURN BACK WHEN THOU HAST ONCE PLACED THY FOOT ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE LADDER OF FAME in right field, rev. GLYNCEIRIOG COUNTY SCHOOL around, ERECTED 1894 ENLARGED 1905 in field,  A GIFT FROM COUNCILLOR A T DAVIES below, 39mm. Very fine, rare.	£20
6966		Merioneth, School Attendance Medal 1915-1916, silver, by Vaughton, Welsh boy and girl walking home from school, mountainous country behind, GWELL DYSG NA GOLUD (better learning than wealth) above, rev. Welsh legends and dates, 26mm (Dry 1350). Good very fine.	£25
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.	SOLD
FOREIGN MEDALS
7097		Argentina, 100th anniversary of José de San Martín’s birth, bronze medal, bust of San Martin right, legends around, rev. two warships at sea, anchor in foreground, legends around, 34mm. Good very fine. Note: San Martin was an Argentine general who fought for the independence of Argentina and other South American countries from Spain.	£40
6777		Australia, Boer War, Australian Bushmen’s Corps 1900, bronze (once gilt) medal, bust of Queen Victoria left, BRITISH TRANSVAAL WAR 1899 1900 around, rev. mounted bushman left, GOOD LUCK TO AUSTRALIAN BUSHMENS CORPS around, 1900 in exergue, 23mm (Hern unlisted). Good very fine, scarce.	£15
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.	£15
7058		Australia, Tasmania, Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta 1938, silver medal, a sailing boat between profile busts of Franklin and Tasman, rev. a sail and pennant over a map of Tasmania, 36mm. Good very fine.	£45
6595		Austria, Chamber of Commerce, bronze prize medal (1908) by Peter Breithut, Fame holds Imperial Austrian flag and laurel wreath, engraved in field R. AVENARIUS IMPRÄGNIEROL-FABR. 1908, rev. city and church rooftop view, 65mm. Very fine, a few minor spots.	£35
7005		Austria, Great War, In Memoriam 1914-1917, uniface bronze plaque, two angels hold crwned shield of arms above four Austrian soldiers, legend between two imperial eagles and above lion and Ottoman crescent and star, 37x45mm. Very fine, a paper label to reverse.	£35
6475		Belgium / England, Belgian Volunteers, Visit to England 1867, silver medal, suspension loop with blue ribbon, WELCOME TO ENGLAND 1867 around rose, thistle and shamrock, oak and laurel wreath border, crown above, rev. crossed rifles with date 1867, IN COMMEMORATION OF THEIR VISIT TO ENGLAND, within oak and laurel wreath, crown above, 30x22mm, extremely fine or nearly so. Notes: These medals were given to Belgian dignitaries and riflemen who enjoyed an eleven day visit to the London area, full of festivities and receptions, following a similar visit from England to Brussels the previous year. The aim was to further amicable relations between the two countries. Rare	£35
5751		Belgium, School Prize Medal, awarded 1917 to Colette van Muylder (Ecole Moyenne Rue T'Kint 28), silvered bronze, bust of Albert I left, rev. award inscription within oak and laurel wreath, 50mm, with ornate crown suspension loop. Good very fine.	£25
6581		Belgium, Great War, Cardinal Mercier, bronze laudatory medal 1914 by J Jourdain, cardinal's bust left, rev. a robed and veiled female raises up a fallen soldier, 65mm. Very fine. Note: Cardinal Mercier (1851-1926) wrote and distributed the pamphlet Patriotism and Endurance among the Belgian civilian population at Christmas 1914, which raised the morale of civilians during the German occupation and for which he was much admired.	£45
6679		Belgium, Horticulture/ Agriculture, large bronze medal circa 1930 by Mauquoy, semi-naked female seated drops petals from her hands, rev. LES AMITIES FRANCAISES DE BELGIQUE on central medallion within wreath, 71mm. Very fine, cleaned in the past.	£25
6657		Belgium, Centenary of Kingdom, Liège Exposition Internationale 1930, bronze medal by Witterwulche & Dupond, figure of Industry seated on an anvil holding a sledgehammer, rev. view of a city bridge, legend below, 70mm. Good very fine, some staining.	£35
6601		Belgium, Leopold II, Centenary of his birth 1830-1930, struck at Liege exhibition, large bronze medal by C Devreese, bust of Leopold II left with dates 1830-1905, rev. female figure of Belgium advances right with Belgian lion towards rising sun with date 1930, 70mm. Very fine.	£45
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
6745		Belgium, Doctor L Mellis, laudatory medal 1935, uniface, silvered bronze by Eugène De Bremaecker for Fisch, bust left, dates 1916-35 on truncation, 47x71mm. Very fine, stain to reverse.	£22
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
7111		France, Louis XIV, Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem restored 1672, silver medal by J Nilis, 1930s restrike, bust of Louis XIV right, rev. medieval knight riding right, Edge: cornucopiae poincon, ARGENT FRANCE, 45mm. Extremely fine.	SOLD
7081		France, Louis XV, statue erected by Comitia Armorica at Rennes 1744, bronze medal by F J Marteau, small size, struck 1754, statue of Louis XV at Rennes on a plinth, two ladies, one each side, arms of Brittany on a shield between them, a lit altar to left, anchor to right, trophies behind, rev. LUDOVICO XV REGI CHRISTIANISSIMO, REDIVIVO ET TRIUMPHANTI, HOC AMORIS PIGNUS, ET SALUTIS PUBLICAE MONUMENTUM COMITIA ARMORICA POSUERE ANNO M DCC XLIV in 7 lines, 41mm (Divo 120). About very fine, some dings to reverse. Notes: The statue stood atop a belltower in the square before Rennes city hall. It was destroyed in the French revolution.	£45
7077		France, General Lafayette, Homage of the National Guard 1789, 3^rd Battalion, 6^th Division, bronze octagonal medal (once gilt) with suspension loop, by R Dumarest, bust of Lafayette left, rev. shield of arms with flags, 32mm. About very fine.	£45
7098		France, Monneron brothers, bronze 2 Sols 1791, Liberty seated holding aloft cap of liberty, French cockerel on column behind, LIBERTE SOUS LA LOI around, AN III DE LA LIBERTÉ in exergue, rev. legends and date, 32mm (KM Tn 23; Br.217). Good very fine. Struck at the Soho mint (Birmingham)	£50
7119		France, Monneron brothers, bronze 2 Sols 1792, Hercules, LES FRANCAIS UNIS SONT INVINCIBLES around, rev legend and value, REVOLUTION FRANCAISE 1792 around, on edge LA CONFIANCE AUGMENTE LA VALEUR, 40mm (Hennin 434; KM Tn35). Good very fine/ very fine. Notes: this token coinage was struck at the Soho Mint in Birmingham by Matthew Boulton for the Monneron Brothers of Paris. The Monnerons issued these to meet the lack of small change in revolutionary France.	£45
6989		France, Napoleon Bonaparte, Battle of Marengo 1800, uniface lead-filled cliché by Andrieu, Napoleon’s bust right with trophies, above scene of the battle on cartouche below, 68mm (Br 40). Very fine.	£30
7020		France, Napoleon Bonaparte, Battle of Marengo 1800, bronze medal by Brenet and Auguste, bust left within legend and laurel wreath, rev. legend in 9 lines, 49mm (Br 38). Very fine.	£45
6984		France, Battle of Marengo and the Death of General Desaix 1800, lead medal by Brenet & Auguste, bust right within laurel wreath, legends around, rev. legend in 7 lines, 49mm (Br 44). Good fine.	£35
7021		France, Napoleon, Duc de Lannes memorial 1810, large bronze medal by Galle, laureate bust of Napoleon left, rev. legend in 20 lines, 68mm (Br 971). Very fine, severe edge gouge to obverse at 1 o’clock and other marks.	£25
7158		France, Napoleon, Battle of Waterloo 1815, bronze medal by Emile Rogat, bust right, rev. French imperial eagle is attacked by vultures, WATERLOO above, date in exergue, 42mm. As struck, a 1984 restrike by the Monnaie de Paris.	£25
7159		France, Napoleon, Surrender to Captain Maitland of HMS Bellerophon 1815, bronze medal by Brenet, bust right, rev. two warships at sea, date in exergue, 41mm. As struck, a 1980s restrike by the Monnaie de Paris.	£25
7116		France, Louis XVIII, Concordat 1817 between the Kingdom of France and the Vatican, bronze medal by Andrieu and De Puymaurin, 51mm (Col. 103), a restrike circa 1900 (cornucopiae poinçon). Good very fine or better.	£45
7073		France, Statue of Henri IV re-reected on the Pont Neuf 1817, bronze medal by Gayrard, conjoined busts of Henri IV and Louis XVIII right, rev. legend in 8 lines, 33mm (Coll. 107). Good very fine.	£18
7100		France, Charles-François Lebrun, Duc de Plaisance, Death 1824, bronze medal by A Bovy, uniformed bust left in high relief, rev. biographical details in 12 lines within laurel wreath, 50mm. Extremely fine or nearly so.	£50
7044		France, Revolution & Monarchy overthrown 1848, white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 45mm (Coll.252). Very fine, scarce.	£20
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
6608		France, Paris, Henry Giffard Balloon Flight 1878, souvenir medal, bronze-gilt, by C Trottin, Paris panorama with hot air balloon at centre, rev. legend, 51mm (Malpas 99), with original tricolour suspension ribbon. Very fine.	£45
6807		France, Paris, Réunion des Fabricants de Bronzes (Bronze Manufacturers Conference) 1888, bronze prize medal by F Levillain, Hephaestos hammering a shield, laurels above, rev. central field engraved STYLES 2ME ANNÉE 1ER PRIX EX AEQUO C. ANNONIER 1888, legend around, 58mm. Very fine.	£50
7096		France, bronze prize medal by Henri Dubois after François Rude circa 1888, detail from the Arc de Triomphe, rev. space (for naming) within oak and laurel wreath, 68mm. Good very fine.	£30
7079		France, Union des Sociétes d'Instruction Militaire de France, bronze medal by Henri Dubois circa 1888, France seated oversees a parade, boy with sword behind her, rev. a detail from the Arc de Triomphe, 51mm. Very fine.	£20
7131		France, Military practice (1889), bronze medal by Oscar Roty, helmeted bust of Gallia left, rev. France presents laurels to two French soldiers, putto holding a target between them, 51mm. Good very fine, mild scuffs to obverse field.	£25
6992		France, Carcassonne, silver prize medal 1896 by Henri Naudé , Fame with putto, LA RENOMMÉE PROCLAME LE MERITE around, rev. legend on medallion within oak and laurel wreath, 41mm. Good very fine.	£35
6703		France, Central Society of Architects, Third International Congress 1899, by E A Oudiné, bust of Parisia left, compass in left field, rev. field engraved COMITÉ DE PATRONAGE MR LE BON DE GEYMŰLLER MEMBRE DE L’INSTITUT in 4 lines, legend on border around, 46mm, in case of issue. Good extremely fine, much original lustre, in original shagreen case of issue.	£40
6583		France, Paris, silver carpentry prize medal, awarded 1899, arms of Paris between oak sprigs, rev. laurel wreath around engraved award inscription (David Brun 21 May 1899), 41mm. Extremely fine.	£45
6609		France, Military Training, Ministry of War bronze prize medal circa 1900 by J-B Daniel-Dupuis, bust of Gallia right, rev. legend within laurel wreath, 50mm. Good very fine.	£18
6610		France, Military Training, Ministry of War bronze prize medal circa 1900 by Daniel-Dupuis, bust of Gallia right, rev. legend within laurel wreath, 50mm. Good very fine.	£18
7078		France, Military Preparation, bronze medal circa 1900, by G Prud’homme, France seated shows the way to a youthful soldier, SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLVM around (If you want peace prepare for war), rev. lion at foot of a column, implements around, aeroplane at top, 51mm. Very fine.	£22
7121		France, La Marseillaise, bronze medal (larger size) circa 1900, by Dubois for Arthus-Bertrand, detail from the Arc de Triomphe by F Rude, rev. crossed palm and laurel branches, cartouche below engraved DELTEIL LUCIEN 1933, field above engraved OFFERT PAR LA MUTUELLE RICHELIEU, 50x68mm. Very fine.	£30
7122		France, La Marseillaise, bronze medal (smaller size) circa 1900, by Dubois for Arthus-Bertrand, detail from the Arc de Triomphe by F Rude, rev. crossed palm and laurel branches, cartouche below for naming, 38x50mm. Good very fine.	£18
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.	£28
6969		France, ‘Good Wishes’ souvenir medal circa 1900, bronze-gilt, male and female figures strike a bell, QU’HEUREUSES SONNENT LES HEURES Pour Vous (May the hours ring happily for you) around, rev. VOEUX LES PLUS VIFS in 3 lines ('Best wishes'), octagonal 31mm. As struck, attractive, scarce.	£35
6667		France, ‘Gloria’ silvered bronze prize medal for Cognac musical competition 1902, by F Rasumny, 38x49mm. Good very fine.	£20
6586		France, ‘Gloria’ silvered bronze prize medal for Meudon musical competition 1904, by F Rasumny, 38x49mm, named to Georges Fachard, ‘Secretaire General Adjoint’, in case of issue (this damaged). Very fine. Note: Meudon is southwest of central Paris.	£25
6661		France, Boulogne, Souvenir medal dated 26 July 1906, bronze-gilt by Oscar Roty for Magdelaine, Marianne in medallion above cartouche with legend SOUVENIR 26 JUILLET 1906, rev. arms of Boulogne above cartouche with BOULOGNE S/ MER, 35x50mm. Extremely fine or nearly so, an attractive little piece.	£38
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.	£38
6367		France, “Liberté 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
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.	£20
7095		France, Great War, “Pour la Patrie” (For the Fatherland), bronze medal circa 1914, French soldier leads male civilian by the hand, following France into battle, in exergue POUR LA PATRIE ! TOUS! JUSQ’AU DERNIER (For the Fatherland, everyone, until the last [man]), rev. oak and laurel sprigs, 56mm. Good very fine.	£50
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
7120		France, A La Gloire des Armées (To the Glory of the Armies), bronze rectangular medal (1916) by J-P Legastellois, French soldiers in trenches take aim, further troops behind, Victory above, rev. French cockerel before flags and above cartouche for naming, 48x62mm (CGMP 3/233D). Good very fine.	£45
7063		France, The French Rhine (Le Rhin Français) 1918, bronze medal by Raymond Lamourdedieu, France embraces the Rhine (or Alsace-Lorraine), 1914 1918 above, rev. a French infantryman surveys a Rhineland scene, castle to left, 50mm (CGMP -). Good very fine.	£38
6842		France, Medicine,  Xavier Bichat, Congès de Physiologie Paris 1920, bronze medal by H Dubois, profile bust of Bichat left, rev. legend on medallion within oak and laurel wreath, 41mm. Extremely fine. Notes: Xavier Bichat (1771-1802) is known as the ‘father of modern histology’.	£15
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
6680		France, Rouen, silvered bronze medal circa 1925 by Hippolyte Lefèvre, woman sitting by riverside, holding city shield, city view beyond, rev. bridge over river in city, 69x51mm. Very fine.	£25
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
6687		France, Académie de Médicine 1926, silver-gilt medal by Charles Pillet, three classical females with medical symbols, rev. a building, cartouche below with VACCINE 1926, laurel sprig and ribbon to right, ribbon engraved DR HERMANT VINH, 42mm. Extremely fine, attractive.	£38
6841		France, Union des Fanfares de France, bronze medal circa 1930 by P-M Dammann, seated naked female playing two pipes, rev. legend, 52mm. Very fine.	£10
6860		France, Var, St Raphael Casino, silver medal circa 1930 by Schwab, classical archer runs left with greyhound, rev. a classical torch in medallion, engraved legend below GRAND CASINO DE ST RAPHAEL, 45mm. Very fine, hint of paper label to reverse.	£25
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
6690		France, Touring Club de France, bronze medal 1939 by Henri and Alphée Dubois, semi-naked female seated holding a globe and a compass, arctic and desert scenes beyond, rev. a youth holds a cartouche with TOURING-CLUB DE FRANCE, plinth below engraved ECOLES FLEURIES 1939, laurels around, edge engraved ECOLE DES FILLES – LA CELLE  - ST CLOUD, 50mm (CGMP 3 159D/162B). Good very fine.	£25
6682		France, Alliance Française, bronze medal circa 1945 by H Dropsy, two men in classical dress seated reading, rev. a font between ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE, engraved above MR WILLIAM RAINBOW KINGSTON-upon-THAMES, 50mm. Extremely fine or nearly so. For a larger Alliance Francaise medal see Item 6716 in the Foreign Medal section.	£12
6683		France, Building & Public Works Apprenticeship Committe, bronze medal circa 1950 (named to Francis Levieux), man instructs two youths, arc de triomphe beyond, laurels to side and elsewhere, rev. builders tools, 59mm. Good very fine.	£12
7137		France, “La Voile” (Sailing), large bronze medal circa 1950 by Hubert Yencesse, yachts at sea, rev. seabirds in flight, 69mm. Good very fine.	£28
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.	£30
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.	£18
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.	£18
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.	£35
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.		£28
5697		France, ‘Itinerary’ 1976, large heavy bronze medal, curious symbolic pattern, rev. aspirational legend, by Cagès, 100mm. Good very fine.	£15
6681		France, St Denis, large bronze medal 1976, statue of St Denis below town arms, buildings each side, rev. mother and child between modern buildings, twee quotation by Paul Eluard above right, engraved in exergue M. RAYMOND DELIQUET 17.12.1976, 72mm. Extremely fine.	£22
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.	£20
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.	£25
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.	£25
6594		France, Lyon, Chamber of Commerce 1982, silver medal by Oscar Roty, winged figure right, rev. classical female seated holding caduceus, view of Lyon beyond, 1982 on edge, 52mm, wt.74g. Extremely fine.	£45
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.	£40
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
5999		Germany, Cologne Cathedral, Building work resumed 1842, bronze-gilt medal by Kammerer, views of the cathedral each side, 50mm. Extremely fine	£22
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.	£18
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
6973		Germany, Berlin Austellung Deutscher Gewerbserzeugnisse (German Commerce Exhibition) 1844, bronze medal by Lorenz (obverse) & Schilling (reverse), Germania seated with wreath and sword Rev. a steamtrain locomotive crosses a viaduct, a wreath around with vignettes of industry, legend around VORWAERTS MIT DEUTSCHEM FLEISSE UND DEUTSCHER KRAFT (Forwards with German industry and German power), 45mm (Forrer III/471 & V/384). Extremely fine.	£50
6749		Germany, Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt, Dessau Horticultural Society, bronze prize medal circa 1845 by G Loos, bust of Leopold Friedrich left, rev. garden implemenns and potted plants, 42mm. Very fine, onetime cleaned.	£30
6970		Germany, Johannes Ronge 1845, bronze-gilt medal signed I.G./S.G., bust three-quarters facing left, rev. the tower of Babel, lighning to left, DEIN WORT EIN BLITZ EIN DONNERSCHALL BEWIRKET BABELS RIESENFALL around, 36mm. Very fine, rare.	£45
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
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.	£25
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.	SOLD
7074		Germany, Great War, “Gott Mit Uns" (God with us), zinc medal 1914-1916, teutonic knight riding right, rev. crown over crossed swords, laurel and oak sprigs, legend below, 60mm. Very fine.	£45
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.	£22
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.	£38
6744		Germany, East Germany, Berlin, Treptower Park Soviet Soldier Second World War Memorial, rectangular medal circa 1985 or earlier, silver-coloured rectangular medal, uniface, view of the statue, 41x95mm, in fitted case of issue. Extremely fine. Note: the statue was erected in 1949 and depicts a Soviet soldier who rescued a German child from the ruins of a recently bombed building – completely atypical of the Soviet army in the Battle of Berlin, who are better remembered for mass atrocities against German women.	£25
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.	£28
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.	£10
7072		India, Indian National Congress & Agricultural Exhibition, Bombay 1904, bronze medal, Indian woman in a sari holding infant boy, rev. map of Indai at centre with Bombay, scenes of Indian agriculture and industry in medallions around, 51mm (Pud.904.1). Good very fine, obverse with some verdigris and past attempt at cleaning.	£35
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.	£18
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.	£38
6361		Italy, Vatican, Pius IX, Vatican Ecumenical Council 1869, white metal medal by Massonnet, bust of the Pope right, rev. Papal arms, 37mm	£40
6666		Italy, “La Fortuna di Saint-Vincent” 1980 by Stefano Johnson & Co., after Luciano Minguzzi, large silvered bronze medal, abstract figure of Fortune, rev. legend, 80mm. Good very fine. Note: Minguzzi (1911-2000), sculptor	£28
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
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.	£35
7155		Poland, Maternity Hospital, bronze award medal circa 1950 named to Daniel Petrequin, mother and child facing, rev. brick wall being built etc, 69mm. Good very fine.	£25
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.	£10
6544		Portugal, Anglo-Portuguese Alliance 1973, 600^th Anniversary, large bronze medal by Vasco Berado, English and Portuguese knights on horseback right, rev. British and Portuguese flags each side of a sword, 90mm. Good extremely fine.	£45
7023		Portugal / Great Britain, Association of British Travel Agents, 27th Annual Convention (or 'jolly'), Lisbon 1977, large bronze medal, ABTA symbol, rev. view of Lisbon from the harbour, historical ships thereon, 78mm. Good very fine.	£25
6545		Portugal, Export Promotion Fund, London Delegation 1973, bronze medal, Union flag, DELEGACAO LONDRES 1973, rev. FUNDO DE FOMENTO DE EXPORTACAO, horizontal lines, edge numbered 65/300, 68mm. Rare.	£18
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	£22
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.	£32
6582		Switzerland, Lausanne Carabiniers, 75^th Anniversary Shoot 1900, bronze medal, a group of carabineers facing, LIBERTE ET PATRIE above, rev. five cantonal shields above oak and laurel wreath, CARABINIERS DE LAVSANNE TIR DV 75. ANNIVERSAIRE 1825 – 1900 below, 50mm	£18
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.	£18
6839		Uruguay, Montevideo, First Electric Tramway inaugurated 1906, bronze medal by C Veronesi, tram passes through an archway observed by resting worker and woman holding laurels, rev. legend on cartouch, laurels to right, 45mm. Good fine.	£12
7061		USA, Chicago, World’s Columbian Exposition 1892-1893, white metal medal by Boldenweck & Co., depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 1776, American eagle between busts of Columbus and Washington below, rev. the landing of Columbus 1492 and that of the Pilgrims 1620, 58mm (Eglit 36; HK 157). Very fine, scarce.	£50
6652		USA, Chicago, Greenbaum Sons Investment Company, advertising medalet 1928, bronze-gilt by Whitehead Hoag Co., Aeroplane over Chicago and aerial beacon, THE SPIRIT OF AVIATION 1928 below, rev. CHICAGO CENTRAL AERIAL BEACON ROANOKE TOWER LA SALLE & MADISON STS, &c in 9 lines, 32x38mm. Extremely fine.	£15
6651		USA, New Jersey, Newark, Firemen’s Insurance Company, Centenary 1955, bronze medal, 76mm. Very fine, dappled reverse, obverse edge bruise at 11 o’clock.	£22
6649		USA, Michigan, The City of Detroit, bronze medal (1963) by the Medallic Art Company of New York after Marshall Fredericks,  two robed women standing, rev. 'the Spirit of Chicago’ sitting cross-legged holding sun and Fame, PRESENTED BY MAYOR JEROME P CAVANAGH below, 64mm. About extremely fine.	£45
7069		USA, James A. Garfield, President, assassinated 1881, bronze-gilt medal by Charles Barber (obv) and George Morgan (rev), bust left, rev. legend in 9 lines within oak and laurel wreath, 76mm, a restrike circa 1960 (cf. Julian PR-21). Good very fine.	£25
7134		USA, New Jersey, West Paterson Bicentenary, bronze medal by Thomas Rogers for Medallic Art Co, American eagle with Liberty Bell and flags, 1776-1976 below, rev. view of Washington’s rifle camp, 38mm, in octagonal mount. Almost extremely fine.	£15

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.	£22
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.	£22

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