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№ 1375

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10 May 2018

Hammer Price:
£260

42nd Foot Medal 1819, by Parkes, obverse: in the upper section - St. Andrew with his cross, legend above, ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, in the lower - soldiers marching through mountainous country; reverse: winged figure of Fame above the battle honours, ‘Corunna, Fuentes d’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula’, in a rectangle below, ‘42 R.H.Rt.’, 32mm., bronze, unnamed, fitted with steel clip and small ring suspension, a correctly struck medal despite overall light pitting, score marks to reverse, otherwise nearly very fine £160-200

Ref. Balmer R.336b, Tancred p.332, H.I. p.259, Payne p.204.