Orders, Decorations and Medals

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1861 (S. Hooper, Captn. F. Top, H.M.S. Cordelia) officially impressed naming, good very fine £450-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Important Collection of Medals for the Maori Wars, 1845-1866.

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29 medals (4 to R.N. officers, 16 to R.N. ratings, and 9 to R.M. N.C.Os. and men) were awarded to H.M.S. Cordelia, of which 20 are known including one with reverse dated 1860 (Commander Charles E. H. Vernon) and 3 with reverses undated.