Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

St Vincent, The Carib War, 1773, a cast and chased silver medal by G.M. Moser, laureate and armoured bust of George III right, rev. Britannia standing with shield, offering olive branch to defeated Carib, whose musket lies at his feet, 55mm, 73.57g (BHM 183; E 750; Betts 529; BDM IV, 162-3; Tancred p.47; Ford XIV, 304-5). Border and edge smoothed as usually found, good very fine; with original shaped suspension loop £900-1,200

Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 22 June 1977, lot 86.

A rebellion by the Caribs, which had been instigated by the French settlers, was subdued by Major General William Dalrymple (1736-1807), Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies