Auction Catalogue

7 & 8 July 2010

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 186

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8 July 2010

Hammer Price:
£620

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1861 (T. Warner, Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Cordelia) officially impressed naming, some contact marks, very fine £450-550

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 the wooden screw sloop, 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.