USA, Centenary of the Treaty of Ghent, 1914, a bronze medal, unsigned, view of Sulgrave Manor, rev. inscription, 45mm. Extremely fine and very rare £50-£70

The Treaty of Ghent end the so-called War of 1812 between Great Britain and the USA. Grand plans were drawn up to celebrate the centenary but the advent of World War I put paid to most of them. The organising committee however did acquire Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, the ancestral home of George Washington