A pair of Viceroy presentation medals to Daftary Lachmi Singh, including the very rare Wavell medal

Earl of Willingdon’s Viceroy Presentation Medal 1931, silver, 51mm, inscribed on the edge ‘Lachmi Singh, Daftary, 1936’, fitted with claw and ring suspension; Field Marshal Viscount Wavell’s Viceroy Presentation Medal 1943, silver, 51mm, inscribed on the reverse ‘Lachmi Singh, Daftari’, fitted with claw and ring suspension, very fine and very rare (2) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Richard Magor Collection of Medals Relating to India and Africa, and other Fine Awards.

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Puddester 931.1 and 943.1, the latter only recorded as an unawarded specimen. This example is the first awarded medal to be offered on the market. A Daftari was a senior office worker.