Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Capture of Cayenne, 1809, a silver medal by G.F. Pidgeon for M. Boulton, laureate bust of John of Portugal left, rev. legend in and around small wreath, 50mm (BDM IV, 532; Lamas 88; Tancred 148). Extremely fine, toned
£500-600

Provenance: Bt W.L.S. Barrett 1976.

Specimens were awarded to some of the 550 Portuguese troops for services during the Capture of Cayenne from the French. Also present were 80 men from HMS Confiance, Captain James Lucas Yeo