Lot Archive

Lot

№ 265

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21 September 2007

Hammer Price:
£100

22nd Regiment Order of Merit 1820 (4), for 14 years service, by Mossop, obv. George III receiving the medal from Colonel Crosbie, ‘Established under Royal Sanction’, in exergue: ‘1785’; rev. ‘Order of Merit 22nd Regiment, Reestablished by Col. Sir H. Gough, 1st January 1820’, 36mm., silver, unnamed, hinged silver straight bar suspension, ref. Balmer R.246b; another (3), for 7 years good conduct, bronze, one named (Pte. J. Walsh), one with loop the other two with ring suspensions, ref. Balmer R246d, some edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £120-160

In 1820 the 22nd Regiment Order of Merit was re-established by Colonel Sir Hugh Gough. The medal obverse records King George III receiving one of the original medals from the hands of Lieutenant-Colonel Crosbie.