Yorkshire Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition, Bronze Medal 1866, obv. arms of York within border of classical figures representing the arts and industry, rev. AWARDED TO SIR W.G. ARMTRONG & CO. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE* within wreath of York roses, minor rim imperfections and wear to the obv. lions passant guardant, otherwise AEF. *William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong FRS was a Victorian engineer, philanthropist and early advocate for renewable energy; his own home at Cragside in Rothbury, Northumberland was the first residence anywhere in the world to be lit with hydroelectric power. This medal was awarded to Armstrong & Co at the first Yorkshire Fine art and Industrial Exhibition which took place between July and October 1886 on the grounds of Bootham Asylum, York. The Exhibition's official catalogue records Armstrong's entry as 'Two Pieces of mounted Field Ordnance'.
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Mixed Medals, including: Coronation of Edward VII 1902, white metal medal, obv. EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA, conjoined bare head bust rights, rev. Britannia standing left, putti above cartouche inscribed CORONATION JUNE 26 1902, royal arms below, struck by Fattorini & Sons, housed in original case, holed at 12 o'clock, otherwise EF; Defence Medal 1939-1945, with ribbon, EF; War Medal 1939-1945, with ribbon, EF; A.R.P. silver badge struck by the Royal Mint and hallmarked London, 1938, weight 9.76g; a mounted farthing; and 3 x Guelph Y.M.C.A Hexathlon Championship 1914 ribbons for first, second and third place.
Opening of Queen Alexandra Bridge Sunderland 1909, Bronze Medal, obv. NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY AND CORPORATIONS OF SUNDERLAND above suspension bridge spanning the River Wear, inscription below, rev. the arms of the Corporation of Sunderland and the North Eastern Railway side-by-side between inscriptions, diameter 64mm, weight 91.2g, Eimer 1910, a few very minor rim imperfections, otherwise EF.
Mixed Silver Medals and Crowns, including: 2 x Prince of Wales, Investiture 1969, silver medal, obv. ARWISGIAD CHARLES TYWYSOG CYMRU CAERNARVON 1969, bare head right, rev. Welsh dragon, struck by the Royal Mint in .925 silver and hallmarked London, 1969, diameter 44.6mm, weights 70g and 71.6g, Eimer 2116b, in Royal Mint cases of issue, toned, EF; 2 x Diamond Jubilee of Victoria 1897, silver medal, obv. old veiled head left, rev. young head left divides inscription, Eimer 1817b, toned VF to GVF; 2 x Elizabeth II silver proof crowns 1977 'Silver Jubilee', encapsulated in Royal Mint cases of issue with certificates of authenticity, FDC; George V crown 1935 'Silver Jubilee', regnal year incuse on edge, Fine; Bermuda silver crown 1959 '350th Anniversary of the Foundation of Bermuda', GEF; 3 x medallic first day covers, including: 'County Cricket 1973', 16th May 1973, postmarked Lords London; and 2 x 'Royal Wedding 1973', 14th November 1973, postmarked Westminster Abbey; 10 x Britain's First Decimal Coins specimen sets; 5 x cupro-nickel crowns; and a small quantity of silver and cupro-nickel coinage.
Battle of Waterloo 175th Anniversary Silver Medal 1990, obv. conjoined busts of the Prince Regent, Francis II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia left, within border of classical motifs, rev. Victory guides Wellington and Blücher left, the Battle of the Giants unfolds within the border, struck by the Royal Mint after original designs by Pistrucci, London, 1990, .925 silver, diameter 63mm, weight 152.7g, Eimer 2166, with certificate of authenticity in Royal Mint case of issue, toned, GEF.
Ionian Islands, William IV lepton 1834, obv. IONIKON KPATOΣ over winged lion clutching arrows in right paw, rev. Britannia seated, KM# 34, verdigris spots otherwise EF; 2 x Whitby, Henry Sneaton halfpennies 1667, obv. HIS HALF PENY in three lines, four pellets below, rev. IN⋅FLOWER⋅GATE⋅IN⋅WHITBY around three coiled serpents, Fine to VF; George III brass coin weight, obv. monogram III dividing G and R, rev. Dwts Gr 1:8, VF; Portugal, John V nine shillings brass portrait weight 1748, obv. IOANNES V D G PORT REX, laureate bust right, rev. NINE SHILLINGS in shield, GFine; 6 x brass gambling/gaming tokens; a brass imitation mounted George IV double sovereign 1823; Coronation of George V 1911 medal, rev. Whitby Abbey; and an India, Princely States 1/8 rupee, weight 1.42g.
8 x Tokens and Medals, to include: York, Cattle and Barber silver sixpence 1811, obv. YORK above coat of arms between crossed olive and palm branches, date below, stem of palm between 1s in date, rev. SIX PENCE SILVER TOKEN around central inscription reading CATTLE AND BARBER, top of B aligns to bottom of S, Davis 73, Fine; Norwich, halfpenny 1772, edge inscribed IOHN HARVEY OF NORWICH, obv. arms of Norwich, date above, rev. worker operating loom, diameter 28.2mm, VF; Middlesex, halfpenny 1795, obv. SISE LANE HALFPENNY over City of London seated before St. Paul's cathedral, rev. KING LORDS COMMONS around crowned triangle inscribed BR CONSTITUTION, diameter 30mm, S&W 46, VF; Ching's Worm Lozenges advertising halfpenny token, obv. I CHING PATENTEE WORM LOZENGES THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD exterior legend, EACH SOLD IN BOXES AT 3/6 PACKETS 1S AND SMALL PACKETS AT 6D inner legend, profile bust left, rev. BY EVERY PRINCIPAL MEDICINE VENDER IN THE KINGDOM around royal crest, diameter 28mm, VF; Dorchester farthing 1669, obv. arms of Dorchester within beaded circle, rev. H D above date, wavy flan, heavily oxidized, otherwise Good; Birmingham, promissory farthing 1792, obv. IOHN HOWARD F R S around profile bust left, rev. PROMISSORY FARTHING BIRMINGHAM around monogrammed HH, date above, diameter 21.1mm, Fine; Lord Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant 1897 AE medal, struck to commemorate the loss of the Foudroyant off Blackpool on 16th June 1897, obv. HORATION VISCOUNT NELSON above uniformed facing bust, rev. "FOUDROYANT" LORD NELSON'S "FLAGSHIP", MEDAL STRUCK FROM COPPER OF VESSEL AFTER BREAKING UP, ship left at anchor, diameter 37.8mm, Eimer 1813, light contact marks, otherwise EF; and Coronation of Edward VII 1902 white metal medal, rev. arms of the Borough of Launceston, diameter 37.5mm, pierced at 12 o'clock (partially repaired), otherwise Fine.
Mixed Foreign and British Silver, comprising: 4 x shillings: George IV 1817; 2 x Victoria: 'jubilee head' 1889, and 'old head' 1899; and George VI 1946; near Fine to AEF; 4 x sixpences: George II 1757; and 3 x Victoria: 'young head' 1880, 'jubilee bust' 1888, and 'old head' 1897; VG to near Fine; 7 x threepences; a Maria-Theresa restrike thaler 1780X, GEF; Canada, Elizabeth II silver dollar 1966, rev. Native Americans in canoe, holed at 12 o'clock, otherwise Fine; USA, 'Kennedy' silver half dollar 1964, AUNC; together with 20 x AE, including a Victoria penny 1857, near Fine etc.; Britain's First Decimal Coins specimen set; a Coronation of Edward VII 1902 white metal medal, holed at 12 o'clock, near Fine; and a Coronation of Elizabeth II 19523 cupro-nickel medal, rev. inscription PRESENTED BY THE BARNSELU EDUCATION COMMITEE. CORONATION 2ND JUNE 1953, near Fine.
A box containing a small quantity of military buttons, mostly attached to small card slips detailing the buttons, a single Victorian epaulette and a further similar epaulette with applied gilt brass, no.16, a cap badge inscribed 'Nemo. Me. Impune. Lacessit', a French medal inscribed verso 'Croix de la Valeur Militaire', etc.
An RMS Lusitania boxed German medal, a Continental 900 grade silver necklace pendant with wings under a crown to the centre and inscribed 'KLM', a WVS Civil Defence badge, two Gordon Highlanders cap badges, various other silver and enamel military badges, and a Royal Army Service Corps badge (10).
A medal group comprising two WWI Royal Navy medals relating to Seaman Rigger H. S. James, with ribbons, a British replica of the German medal commemorating the sinking of the Liverpool liner R.M.S. Lusitania by U-boat in 1915, with box, a bronze medallion awarded in 1928 for First Class Cricket at the Royal Navy's training establishment near Portsmouth, for the H.M.S. St. Vincent, a John Lewis' medallion issued in 1934 commemorating the launch of Cunard's Queen Mary, a copper medallion made in 1905 from Nelson's 'Foudroyant', shipwrecked on Blackpool Sands in 1897 and a scarce early 19th century white metal medal depicting the profile of Lord Nelson and commemorating his 1798 victory at the Nile, Aboukir (7). CONDITION REPORT: The box for the replica Lusitania medal is in poor condition.
A Queen Victoria South Africa silver medal, later converted into a brooch, awarded to 5117 DVR: J. McIntee R.F.A., a silver 14th 20th King's Hussars medallion on a necklace hoop, a small military, possibly Irish, silver brooch with a shield depicting a rampant lion under a wreath of crossed arrows, within an open ring of blue enamel and gold dots, a West Nova Scotia Regiment cap badge and a bronze sports medal awarded to O. W. Porritt for 'High Jump and Hop, Skip and Jump, Charney Hall Sports Day May 1896' (5).
Various silver, bronze and other medallions, to include a hallmarked silver 'Motorcycle Union of Ireland Ulster Centre' running medal, a white metal medallion commemorating the 'Conservative Party's Third Consecutive General Election Victory', Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary for Cottesmore School Brighton, and a bronze Cottesmore School Brighton medallion, all in presentation cases (4).
Various mixed collectibles to include commemorative coin packs, loose coins, a silver filigree bracelet and silver necklace, two fashion watches, a tourist made fan, a vintage field camera, a Ronson lighter with aeroplane detail to the side, an HG gold plated pen and cufflink set, a vintage Gillette razor in carry case, pocket ashtray, a 1940s silver and enamelled Failsworth Urban District Council Past Chairman medal and ribbon, etc.
Collection of Grenadier Guards related items incl mounted brass duty/bed plate impressed 2628245 Chatfield KA, collection of military photographs, framed signed confirmation of service and large framed embroidered regimental ensignia 36cm x 28cm together British Legion badge, 30 years service medal and veterans badge
British Army WW2 and later group of four medals comprising WW2 Defence Medal, War Medal and General Service Medal with clasp for Arabian Peninsula all named to Major F M Pickering, Royal Army Service Corps and a Pakistan Independence Medal named to T/Captain F M Pickering R.P.A.S.C., together with his miniatures
British Army WW1 ephemera relating to Eric Jack Dee, who enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment and subsequently transferred to the Worcestershire Regiment, including letters from home in Cainscross, Stroud, War Badge, award paperwork, Discharge Certificate and Officer Training Corps papers. Also a WW1 1914-1915 Star named to Pete P C Merrett, Gloucester Regiment, unnamed War Medal etc
British Army WW1 medal trio comprising 1914-1915 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal named to 15258 Pte A Eden, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, together with a Territorial Efficiency Medal for 180919 Pte N E Eden, Royal Army Service Corps, sports medals, Loyal Service badge etc
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