Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

India, East India College, Haileybury, Arabic prize, c. 1809, a copper medal, unsigned [by C.H. Küchler], arms and supporters, rev. legend in Arabic, 37mm (Pudd. 948.1.1; Pollard 31). Extremely fine (£70-90)

The East India Company College moved from Hertford to Haileybury in 1809; it closed in December 1857. Students, aged between 15 and 22, were taught oriental languages, in addition to the traditional ‘European’ business subjects