Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

British Honduras, British Honduras Industrial Exhibition, 1871, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood, Industria seated spinning, hive, sheaf and cornucopia of coins beside her, rev. legend, named (Presented to His Honour Chief Justice Corner in remembrance of his valuable services as Vice President of the Exhibition and Chairman of the Executive Committee), 45mm (cf. R.J. Ford I, 538). Extremely fine and toned £200-300

Provenance: Bt H. Christensen December 1967.

The medal has been adapted from a Prize Medal of the exhibition (see the following lot). The obverse die was also used for the Caithness Industrial Exhibition, Wick, 1868