Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Trinidad and Tobago, Independence, 1962, a brass medal, unsigned, map, rev. legend, 25mm; Coast Guard, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm; 150th Anniversary of Angostura Bitters, 1974, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 63mm; together with miscellaneous Caribbean medals (2) [5]. Varied state £30-40

Angostura Bitters were the invention of a Dr Johann Siegert, appointed by Simon Bolivar to be Surgeon-General of the Military Hospital in the town of Angostura. In 1824, after four years looking for a cure for tropical stomach disorders, he perfected a unique blend of herbs which he called ‘Amargo Aromatico’ or aromatic bitters