Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Nive (Major Rodgo. Vito Pereira de Silva, 14th Portug. Infy.) fitted with silver-gilt ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine and scarce £8000-10000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood.

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Major Rodrigo Vito Pereira da Silva was also entitled to the Portuguese Cross for six campaigns. He was later a prominent freemason in the town of Lagos in the Algarve.