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№ 202

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25 November 2015

Hammer Price:
£340

A group of three awarded to a member of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed; Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed; Portugal, Medal of Merit, for Philanthropy and Generosity, Maria II, 29mm. dia., silver, unnamed, the three contained in a (damaged) fitted leather case, no ribbons, contact marks, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (3) £300-360

Maria II was Queen Regnant of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, 1826-28 and 1834-53. The Portuguese medal is likely to have been awarded for an act of lifesaving.