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Coronation and Jubilee Medals
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The Victoria Faithful Service Medal pair awarded to John Manning, Esquire, Superintendent of the Royal Mews at Windsor Castle Jubilee 1887, silver, unnamed as issued and mounted on its original pin; Victoria Faithful Service Medal, reverse officially engraved ‘To John Manning, Esq., Superintendent, Royal Mews, Windsor, For Faithful Services to the Queen during 48 Years 1892’, edge embossed as usual ‘Presented by Queen Victoria 1872’, complete with original tartan ribbon in its fitted Wyon case of issue, extremely fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby, July 1991. John Manning entered the Royal Household as a Weekly Helper in the Department of the Master of the Horse on 2 November 1844. He was subsequently appointed Established Helper on 28 April 1870, and Superintendent of the Royal Mews at Windsor, 23 February 1884. He retired on pension aged 67 years on 30 July 1896, having received his Faithful Service Medal from the hands of the Queen in 1892.
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The Victoria Faithful Service Medal pair awarded to John Manning, Esquire, Superintendent of the Royal Mews at Windsor Castle Jubilee 1887, silver, unnamed as issued and mounted on its original pin; Victoria Faithful Service Medal, reverse officially engraved ‘To John Manning, Esq., Superintendent, Royal Mews, Windsor, For Faithful Services to the Queen during 48 Years 1892’, edge embossed as usual ‘Presented by Queen Victoria 1872’, complete with original tartan ribbon in its fitted Wyon case of issue, extremely fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby, July 1991. John Manning entered the Royal Household as a Weekly Helper in the Department of the Master of the Horse on 2 November 1844. He was subsequently appointed Established Helper on 28 April 1870, and Superintendent of the Royal Mews at Windsor, 23 February 1884. He retired on pension aged 67 years on 30 July 1896, having received his Faithful Service Medal from the hands of the Queen in 1892.
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