Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Arctic Medal 1818-55 (Thomas Collins) crudely scratch named on two edges, minor marks, otherwise dark toned, extremely fine £600-800

Ex American Numismatic Society Sale, Morton and Eden, 2006.

Thomas Collins served as Purser and Paymaster aboard the Herald, 28, leaving the ship on 17 May 1849, to return to England aboard the Pandora. His medal is recorded as having been 'sent’. In 1484 Herald was assigned to join the search for the vanished Sir John Franklin (Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage Expedition). During this voyage Herald sailed through the Bering Strait across the Chukchi Sea and discovered Herald Island. Captain Kellet landed on Herald Island and named it after his ship.

Sold with copied service documents.